Oral Mucositis, Pain and Xerostomia in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer who Received Chemoradiotherapy with or without Cetuximab

Table 3: Mucositis, Pain and Xerostomia after Chemo-RT. (n=49)

PARAMETER	Group A		Group B		p-value^{^*}
PARAMETER	N	%	N	%	p-value^{^*}
Mucositis
Grade ≤2	19	76	15	62.5	NS
Severe, grade 3, 4	6	24	9	37.5	NS
Pain
Mild/Moderate	17	68	19	79.2	NS
Severe	8	32	5	20.8	NS
Xerostomia
Mild/Moderate	17	68	20	83.3	NS
Severe	8	32	4	16.7	NS
Loss of weight	N=17		N=18
Median	9,8kg		8,6kg
Range	2-29		2-15

^* based on Chi-square test

^** 1 patient did not lose weight