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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 25.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2020 Feb 25;126(9):1905–1916. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32776

Table 3.

Acute and Late Toxicity, CTCAE v 5.0

Whole Cohort, n=86 n (%) No Prior RT, n=68 n (%) Prior RT, n=18 n (%)
Acute Grade 3
Mucositis 13 (15%) 12 (18%) 1 (6%)
Peg 5 (6%) 3 (4%) 1 (6%)
Dermatitis 6 (7%) 3 (4%) 2 (11%)
Fatigue 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0
Soft tissue necrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) flap failure 0
Total: 18 (21%) patients Total: 16 (24%) patients Total: 2 (11%) patients
Late Grade 3
Vision loss 2 (2%) 2 (3%) 0
Osteoradionecrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0
Facial pain 1 (1%) 0 (0%) 1 (6%)
Brain necrosis 1 (1%) 0 1 (6%)
Soft tissue necrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) flap failure 0
Soft tissue fibrosis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0
Total: 5 (6%) patients Total: 3 (4%) patients Total: 2 (11%) patients
Late Grade 1–2
Brain necrosis 11 (13%) 5 (7%) 6 (33%)
Osteoradionecrosis 5 (6%) 2 (3%) 3 (17%)
Soft tissue necrosis 2 (2%) 1 (1%) 1 (6%)
Watering eyes 15 (17%) 15 (22%) 0
Trismus 5 (6%) 3 (4%) 2 (11%)
Blurred vision 2 (2%) 1 (1%) 1 (6%)
Glaucoma 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0
Cataracts 2 (2%) 2 (3%) 0
Nasal congestion 5 (6%) 4 (6%) 1 (6%)
Lymphedema 1 (1%) 0 1 (6%)
Oral cavity fistula 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0
Ear disorder 3 (3%) 2 (3%) 1 (6%)
Sinus disorder 4 (5%) 3 (4%) 1 (6%)
Epistaxis 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 0
Total: 42 (49%) patients Total: 32 (47%) patients Total: 10 (50%) patients