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. 2016 Apr 4;11(4):e0152851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152851

Table 1. Characteristics of Specimens by Tumor Site.

Tumor site Number of specimens submitted for NGS Specimens with DNA quality or quantity inadequate for NGS analysis Number of “shared” specimens (i.e., results are available from both NGS and targeted tests)
Lung 196 13 (6.6%) 101 (51.5%)
Brain 174 9 (5.2%) 6 (3.4%)
Bone Marrow 161 0 95 (59.0%)
Lymph Node 70 8 (11.4%) 32 (45.7%)
Peripheral blood 56 0 29 (51.8%)
Liver 36 4 (11.1%) 5 (13.9%)
Skin 23 2 (8.7%) 5 (21.7%)
Other 222 24 (10.8%) 31 (14.0%)

Tumor site is not necessarily tissue of origin. Please note that in contrast to solid tumor specimens, all liquid specimens (bone marrow and peripheral blood) were adequate for NGS processing.