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. 2015 Dec 2;10(12):e0142466. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142466

Table 2. Association of pre- and post-chemotherapy mutation patterns with clinicopathological features.

Feature Wildtype (WT)→WT Cases Other Cases a P value b
Total N = 24 N = 16
Treatment Arm
    A 12 (50%) 6 (38%) 0.526
    B 12 (50%) 10 (63%)
Age in Years
    Mean±Standard Deviation 47.5±8.7 53.0±8.8 0.059 c
Race
    Chinese 17 (71%) 13 (81%) 0.711
    Non-Chinese 7 (29%) 3 (19%)
Metastases
    Yes 5 (21%) 5 (31%) 0.482
    No 19 (79%) 11(69%)
Estrogen Receptor Status
    Positive 13 (54%) 9 (56%) 1.000
    Negative 11 (46%) 7 (44%)
Cycle 1 Response ≥25%
    Yes 14 (58%) 10 (63%) 0.528
    No 10 (42%) 6 (38%)
Overall Response Rate d
    Complete Response (CR) 2 (8%) 2 (13%)
    Partial Response (PR) 16 (67%) 12 (75%) 0.678 e
    Stable Disease (SD) 5 (21%) 2 (13%)

a Mutant→Mutant, Mutant→Wildtype, Wildtype→Mutant cases

b Fisher’s exact test, two-sided P value

c Two-sample t-test, two-sided P value

d One WT→WT was not evaluable for overall response

e P value from analysis of CR/PR vs SD