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. 2015 Jan 15;5(2):674–688.

Table 1.

Results of mutation detection

No metastases Synchronous metastases Metachronous metastases



Number % Number % Number %
Total patients (n) 96 - 92 - 93 -
All WT 46 47.9 27 29.3 30 32.3
Total KRAS MT 28 29.2 43 46.7 44 47.3
    Total KRAS 12 MT 24 25.0 36 39.1 23 24.7
    Total KRAS 13 MT 4 4.2 7 7.6 21 22.6
Total BRAF MT 4 4.2 12 13.0 2 2.2
RAS-RAF-MAPK MT 32 33.3 55 59.8 46 49.5
Total PIK3CA MT 13 13.5 20 21.7 15 16.1
Total PTEN MT 15 15.6 14 15.2 17 18.3
PI3K-PTEN-AKT MT 26 27.1 33 35.9 28 30.1
Only KRAS 12 MT 19 19.8 20 21.7 15 16.1
Only KRAS 13 MT 2 2.1 4 4.3 18 19.4
Only BRAF MT 3 3.1 11 12.0 2 2.2
Only PIK3CA MT 7 7.3 5 5.4 7 7.5
Only PTEN MT 10 10.4 5 5.4 7 7.5
Only KRAS + PIK3CA MT 3 3.1 12 13.0 4 4.3
    Only KRAS 12 + PIK3CA MT 2 2.1 8 8.7 2 2.2
    Only KRAS 13 + PIK3CA MT 1 1.0 2 2.2 2 2.2
Only KRAS + PTEN MT 3 3.1 6 6.5 6 6.5
    Only KRAS 12 + PTEN MT 2 2.1 6 6.5 6 6.5
    Only KRAS 13 + PTEN MT 1 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
KRAS + PIK3CA + PTEN MT 1 1.0 2 2.2 1 1.1
Only BRAF + PIK3CA MT 1 1.0 1 1.1 0 0.0
Only BRAF + PTEN MT 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Only PIK3CA + PTEN MT 1 1.0 0 0.0 3 3.2

WT: wild type; MT: mutant type; Total: patients with at least one gene mutation; Only: patients without other gene mutations. RAS-RAF-MAPK MT: patients with any of KRAS or BRAF mutation. PI3K-PTEN-AKT MT: patients with any of PIK3CA or PTEN mutation.