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. 2012 Jan 3;30(8):863–870. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.6345

Table 1.

Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With ROS1-Positive NSCLC

Demographic or Clinical Characteristic All Patients (n = 1,073)
ROS1 Positive (n = 18)
ALK Positive (n = 31)
ROS1 Negative (n = 1,055)
P (ROS1 positive v ROS1 negative)
No. % No. % No. % No. %
Age, years
    Median 62.0 49.8 51.6 62.3 < .001
    Range 32-87 32-79 29-73 32-87
Sex
    Male 523 49 7 39 17 55 516 49 .480
    Female 550 51 11 61 14 45 539 51
Smoking history
    Never-smoker 239 22 14 78 13 42 225 21 < .001
    Light smoker 62 6 1 6 1 3 61 6
    Smoker 695 65 2 11 3 10 693 66
    NA 77 7 1 6 14 45 76 7
Ethnicity
    Asian 45 4 5 28 2 6 40 4 < .001
    Non-Asian 942 88 13 72 18 58 929 88
    NA 86 8 0 0 11 35 86 8
Pathology
    Adenocarcinoma 694 65 18 100 16 52 676 64 .019
    Squamous 200 19 0 0 1 3 200 19
    NSCLC, NOS 59 5 0 0 0 0 59 6
    Adenosquamous 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
    Other 38 4 0 0 0 0 38 4
    NA 72 7 0 0 14 45 72 7
Stage
    IA 218 20 1 6 1 3 217 21 NS
    IB 140 13 1 6 1 3 139 13 NS
    IIA 44 4 1 6 2 6 43 4 NS
    IIB 87 8 0 0 1 3 87 8 NS
    IIIA 139 13 2 11 5 16 137 13 NS
    IIIB 73 7 2 11 2 6 71 7 NS
    IV 327 30 11 61 12 39 316 30 .010
    NA 45 4 0 0 7 23 45 4

Abbreviations: NA, not available; NOS, not otherwise specified; NS, not significant; NSCLC, non–small-cell lung cancer.