Criteria

No. of Patients (%)

P value

Arm A

(20 pts )

Arm B

(20 pts)

Total pts

(40 pts)

Age

Range

Mean

50 - 65 y

59.80 y

40 - 64 y

57 y

40 - 65 y

58.40 y

0.15

Sex

Male

Female

20 (100%)

0 (0%)

18 (90%)

2 (10%)

38 (95%)

2 (5%)

0.49

Smoking habit

Smoker

Median years of smoking

Cessation of smoking

20 (100%)

30 y

19 (95%)

18 (90%)

30 y

17 (94.4%)

38 (95%)

30 y

36 (90%)

0.49

0.61

0.41

Diabetes Mellitus (DM)

DM

2 (10%)

2 (10 %)

3 (15%)

3 (15%)

5 (25%)

5 (12.5%)

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Hypertension (HTN)

3 (15%)

4 (20%)

7 (17.5%)

Weight loss more than 5% before radiation

12 (60%)

10 (50%)

22 (55%)

0.75

Hemoglobin (HB)

Range

Mean

9.8 - 13.7 mg/dl

12.3 mg/dl

12.3 mg/dl

10.3 - 13.9 mg/dl

12.7 mg/dl

9.8 - 14.6 mg/dl

12.52 mg/dl

0.12

World Health Organization (WHO) Performance Status (PS)

1

2

11 (55%)

9 (45%)

10 (50%)

10 (50%)

21 (52.5%)

19 (47.5%)

0.75