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