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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 32)

From: Clinical outcome of sodium alginate therapy in radiation-induced pharyngeal mucositis: experience of a single Japanese institution

 

n (%)

Gender

 Male

15 (47)

 Female

17 (53)

Age (median, range)

66, 34–84

Performance status

 0/1/2/3/4

7/14/7/3/1

Primary site

 Lung

11 (34)

 Breast

10 (31)

 Head and neck

7 (22)

 Other

4 (13)

Pathology

 Squamous cell carcinoma

11 (34)

 Ductal carcinoma

9 (28)

 Adenocarcinoma

4 (13)

 Small cell carcinoma

2 (6)

 Others

3 (9)

 Unknown

3 (9)

Radiation dose (Gy)

 Median (range)

50 (15–72)

Radiation intent

 Radical

8 (26)

 Semi-radical

3 (9)

 Postoperative

10 (31)

 Palliative

11 (34)

 Chemotherapy (Yes/No)

8/24