Table 6.
Incidence of acute toxicities during CCRT in patients after matching by type and grade
| Acute Toxicities | TNF + N (n = 113) | TPF + P (n = 113) | χ2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 0-2, n (%) | Grade 3-4, n (%) | Grade 0-2, n (%) | Grade 3-4, n (%) | |||
| Haematologic | ||||||
| Leucopenia | 72 (63.7) | 41 (36.3) | 88 (77.9) | 25 (22.1) | 5.479 | 0.019 |
| Neutropenia | 78 (69.0) | 35 (31.0) | 94 (83.2) | 19 (16.8) | 6.229 | 0.013 |
| Anaemia | 102 (90.3) | 11 (9.7) | 100 (88.5) | 13 (11.5) | 0.186 | 0.666 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 95 (84.1) | 18 (15.9) | 107 (94.7) | 6 (5.3) | 6.713 | 0.010 |
| Non-Haematologic | ||||||
| Vomiting | 113 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 89 (78.8) | 24 (21.2) | 26.851 | 0.000 |
| Weight loss | 110 (97.3) | 3 (2.7) | 110 (97.3) | 3 (2.7) | N/A | 1.000 |
| Hypoalbuminemia | 112 (99.1) | 1 (0.9) | 113 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | N/A | 1.000 |
| Mucositis | 89 (78.8) | 24 (21.2) | 77 (68.1) | 36 (31.9) | 3.267 | 0.071 |
| Liver/Kidney damage | 112 (99.1) | 1 (0.9) | 113 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | N/A | 1.000 |
CCRT, concurrent chemoradiotherapy; N/A, not applicable.