Table 1.
Estimated prevalence of the frequency mutated genes in lung cancer
| Gene | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| EGFR | |
| By region | |
| Western populations | ~10% |
| Asian populations | ~35% |
| By Country | |
| Argentina | 19.3% |
| Colombia | 24.8% |
| Mexico | 31.2% |
| Peru | 67.0% |
| Costa Rica | 26.0 to 35.3% |
| Panama | 24.8% |
| KRAS | |
| By region | |
| Western populations | 18.0 to 26.0% |
| Asian populations | 3.8 to 8.0% |
| STK11/LKB1 | |
| Western populations | 9.0 to 17.0% |
| Asian populations | 3.0 to 7.0% |
| BRAFa | |
| Overall | 1.0 to 3.5% |
| PIK3CAa | |
| Overall | 1.0 to 3.0% |
| ALK fusion | |
| Overall | 3.0 to 7.0% |
| By region | |
| Western populations | 1.0 to 3.0% |
| Asian populations | 2.3 to 6.7% |
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No published reports assessing racial and ethnic differences