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. 2024 Jul;30(7):672–683. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2024.30.7.672

TABLE 2.

Cancer Characteristics

Non-TRKi (n = 27) TRKi (n = 28) All (N = 55)
Cancer type, n (%)
  Brain 2 (7) 5 (18) 7 (13)
    Astrocytoma 1 (50) 0 (0) 1 (14)
    Glioblastoma multiforme 0 (0) 5 (100) 5 (71)
    Oligodendroglioma 1 (50) 0 (0) 1 (14)
  Breast, ductal 3 (11) 0 (0) 3 (5)
  Colorectal, adenocarcinoma 4 (15) 2 (7) 6 (11)
  Endometrial, adenocarcinoma/endometrioid 0 (0) 1 (4) 1 (2)
  Gastric, adenocarcinoma 1 (4) 0 (0) 1 (2)
  Salivary gland 3 (11) 5 (18) 8 (15)
    Salivary gland 1 (33) 4 (80) 5 (62)
      Acinic cell carcinoma 0 (0) 2 (50) 2 (40)
      Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma 0 (0) 1 (25) 1 (20)
      Secretory carcinoma 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (20)
      Unknown 0 (0) 1 (25) 1 (20)
    Parotid Gland 2 (67) 0 (0) 2 (25)
    Unknown 0 (0) 1 (20) 1 (12)
  Lung, non–small cell 2 (7) 5 (18) 7 (13)
    Adenocarcinoma 1 (50) 3 (60) 4 (57)
    Large-cell carcinoma 1 (50) 0 (0) 1 (14)
    Squamous cell carcinoma 0 (0) 1 (20) 1 (14)
    Poorly differentiated NSCLC NOS 0 (0) 1 (40) 1 (14)
  Melanoma 3 (11) 0 (0) 3 (5)
    Superficial spreading 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (33)
    Favor atypical spitz tumor 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (33)
    Unknown 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (33)
  Ovarian 0 (0) 2 (7) 2 (4)
    Epithelial cancer 0 (0) 1 (50) 1 (50)
    Unknown 0 (0) 1 (50) 1 (50)
  Pancreatic 1 (4) 0 (0) 1 (2)
  Prostate, adenocarcinoma 1 (4) 0 (0) 1 (2)
  Sarcoma, soft-tissue 3 (11) 2 (7) 5 (9)
    Liposarcoma 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (20)
    Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (25)
    Infantile fibrosarcoma 0 (0) 1 (50) 1 (25)
    Mullerian adenosarcoma 0 (0) 1 (50) 1 (25)
    Uterine leiomyosarcoma 1 (33) 0 (0) 1 (25)
  Thyroid 3 (11) 5 (18) 8 (15)
    Papillary 3 (100) 4 (80) 7 (88)
    Unknown 0 (0) 1 (20) 1 (12)
  Other 1 (4) 1 (4) 2 (4)
    Adnexal adenocarcinoma of skin 1 (100) 0 (0) 1 (50)
    Neuroblastoma 0 (0) 1 (100) 1 (50)
Stage at cancer diagnosis, n (%)
  I 8 (30) 5 (19) 13 (24)
  II 4 (15) 3 (11) 7 (13)
  III 6 (22) 5 (19) 11 (20)
  IV 7 (26) 11 (41) 18 (33)
  Unknown 2 (7) 3 (11) 5 (9)
Stage at NTRK testing, n (%)
  I 4 (15) 1 (4) 5 (9)
  II 3 (11) 1 (4) 4 (7)
  III 4 (15) 4 (14) 8 (15)
  IV 16 (59) 19 (68) 35 (64)
  Unknown 0 (0) 3 (11) 3 (5)
Stage at TRKi initiation, n (%)
  I NA 1 (4) NA
  II NA 1 (4) NA
  III NA 3 (11) NA
  IV NA 20 (71) NA
  Unknown NA 3 (11) NA
ECOG performance score at initial cancer diagnosis, n (%)
  0 13 (48) 14 (50) 27 (49)
  1 6 (22) 9 (32) 15 (27)
  2 2 (7) 2 (7) 4 (7)
  Unknown 6 (22) 3 (11) 9 (16)
Site of metastases, n (%)
  Lung 5 (19) 10 (36) 15 (27)
  Liver 4 (15) 8 (29) 12 (22)
  Brain 5 (19) 4 (14) 9 (16)
  Bone 5 (19) 7 (25) 12 (22)
  Other 9 (33) 9 (32) 18 (33)
  None 9 (33) 6 (21) 15 (27)

ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; NSCLC NOS = non–small cell lung cancer not otherwise specified; NTRK = neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase; TRKi = tyrosine receptor kinase inhibitor.