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. 2023 Jun 30;12(7):1436–1444. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-23-10

Table 1. Patient and disease characteristics.

Characteristics ROS1, n=26 ALK, n=42 P value
Age, years, median at diagnosis of advanced disease [range] 56 [36–82] 56 [36–82]
Sex, n [%]
   Male/female 10 [38]/16 [62] 19 [45]/23 [55] 0.583
Smoking history, n [%]
   Never/light (<10 pack years)/heavy (≥10 pack years) 15 [58]/5 [19]/6 [23] 26 [62]/5 [12]/11 [26] 0.706
Histopathology, n [%]
   Adenocarcinoma/others 23 [88]/3 [12] 42 [100]/0 [0] 0.052
Stage at diagnosis, n [%]
   IIIa–IV/recurrence 20 [77]/6 [23] 30 [71]/12 [29] 0.618
ECOG performance states, n [%]
   0–1/≥2 24 [92]/2 [8] 37 [88]/5 [12] 0.618
Brain metastasis at diagnosis, n [%]
   Present/absent 3 [12]/23 [88] 12 [29]/30 [71] 0.100
Crizotinib treatment line, n [%]
   1/2/≥3 10 [38]/6 [23]/10 [38] 23 [55]/11 [26]/8 [19] 0.199

a, 5 patients in ROS1-positive NSCLC and 2 patients in ALK-positive NSCLC. ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.