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. 2021 Apr 8;7(6):910–914. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.0281

Table 2. Nonhematologic Toxic Eventsa.

Toxic event No. (%) [95% CI] of patients
Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
CTCAE v 4.0 (primary end point) (20 patients)
Esophagitis 5 (25) [11-47] 0 (0) [0-16] 0 0
RTOG (secondary end point) (25 patients)
Esophagitis 6 (24) [12-43] 0 (0) [0-13] 0 0
CTCAE v 4.0 (secondary end points) (25 patients)
Esophagitis 7 (28) [14-48] 0 (0) [0-13] 0 0
Dysphagia 2 (8) 0 0 0
Dyspepsia 4 (16) 0 0 0
Pneumonitis 2 (8) 0 0 1 (4)
Hypoxia 0 1 (4) 0 0
Pneumonia 1 (4) 0 0 0
Hoarseness 1 (4) 0 0 0
Dyspnea 4 (16) 1 (4) 0 0
Nausea 1 (4) 0 0 0
Fatigue 6 (24) 0 0 0
Dermatitis 5 (20) 0 0 0
Heart failure 0 0 0 1 (4)
Atrial fibrillation 2 (8) 0 0 0
Ventricular tachycardia 0 1 (4) 0 0

Abbreviations: CTCAE v 4.0, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0; RTOG, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.

a

Toxic events grade 2 or higher possibly, likely, or definitely associated with high-dose radiation therapy.