I stand corrected!

I was basing my statement on only my own experience (in which the actual cancer had been already removed by surgery prior to radiation) and no concurrent chemo.

I certainly got the impression from the nurses that I was the one controlling my weight, and it would be by the calories I poured down the tube (presuming I retained them), but perhaps they screen out the folks whose circumstances wouldn't allow them to do that as not being candidates for the Amifostine.

In my case, when I followed the dietician's instructions to a T, I retained my weight and when I later cut somewhat back on the number of bottles/calories, I slowly lost weight.