Table 3.
Toxicity and patient number
| Early toxicities (grade) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ≥ 2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC decrease | WHI | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.24 | ||
| LSPI | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Anemia | WHI | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0.13 | |||
| LSPI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| PC decrease | WHI | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| LSPI | 1 | |||||||
| Pneumonitis | WHI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| LSPI | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Dyspnea | WHI | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| LSPI | 2 | |||||||
| Hypoxia | WHI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| LSPI | ||||||||
| Esophagitis | WHI | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| LSPI | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Nausea | WHI | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0.55 | |||
| LSPI | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Fatigue | WHI | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| LSPI | 2 | |||||||
| Dermatitis radiation | WHI | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.32 | |||
| LSPI | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Anorexia | WHI | 3 | 1 | |||||
| LSPI | ||||||||
| Chest wall pain | WHI | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| LSPI | ||||||||
| Cough | WHI | 1 | 1 | |||||
| LSPI | ||||||||
| Gastritis | WHI | 1 | 1 | |||||
| LSPI | ||||||||
| Late toxicities (grade) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ≥ 2 | P-value | |
| Pneumonitis | WHI | 1 | 1 | |||||
| LSPI | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Dyspnea | WHI | 9 | 1 | |||||
| LSPI | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Hypoxia | WHI | 2 | 1 | |||||
| LSPI | ||||||||
| Pericardial effusion | WHI | 1 | 1 | |||||
| LSPI | ||||||||
LSPI: lung sparing pleural irradiation, PC: platelet count, WBC: white blood cell count, WHI: whole hemithorax irradiation.