Management of Esophageal Carcinoma Associated with Cirrhosis: A Retrospective Case-Control Analysis

Table 1

Chemotherapy toxicity (grade 3/grade 4) in oesophageal cancer patients with (case group) or without liver cirrhosis (control group); severe toxicity corresponds to patient with at least one grade 3 or 4 toxicity.

	Case group 𝑛=26	Control group 𝑛=48	𝑃
Platelets grade 3/4	2/1	4/1	NS
PMN grade 3/4	5/2	4/4	NS
Mucitis grade 3/4	2/0	12/4	.05
Vomiting grade 3/4	2/0	0/0	NS
Other: severe	9	9	NS
Death during treatment	5	3	NS
Severe toxicity: no/yes	11/15	21/27	NS