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Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Jun 14;25(8):2400–2408. doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6561-z

Table 2.

Altered Genes and Proportion of Cell-Free DNA (n=31 patients with detectable alterations)

Gene Alterations, n (%1) Median % cfDNA (range)
All Cancers (n=31) Appendiceal Cancer (n=21) Colon Cancer (n=7)
TP53 16 (25.8) 12 (32.4) 3 (15.0) 0.40 (0.10–4.00)
KRAS 7 (11.3) 3 (8.1) 4 (20.0) 0.52 (0.20–1.65)
EGFR 4 (6.5) 3 (8.1) 1 (5.0) 0.13 (0.10–0.30)
NF1 4 (6.5) 4 (10.8) 0.65 (0.40–4.10)
TERT 4 (6.5) 3 (8.1) 1 (5.0) 4.46 (0.30–10.10)
APC 3 (4.8) 1 (2.7) 1 (5.0) 0.10 (0.10–0.40)
GNAS 3 (4.8) 1 (2.7) 1 (5.0) 0.20 (0.20–3.60)
ARID1A 2 (3.2) 1 (2.7) 1 (5.0) 0.80 (0.20–1.40)
ATM 2 (3.2) 1 (2.7) 1 (5.0) 0.80 (0.30–1.30)
MET 2 (3.2) 1 (5.0) 0.40 (0.20–0.60)
PIK3CA 2 (3.2) 1 (2.7) 1 (5.0) 0.75 (0.10–1.40)
ARAF 1 (1.6) 1 (2.7) 0.3
CCND1 1 (1.6) 1 (2.7) Amplification
CCND2 1 (1.6) 1 (5.0) Amplification
ERBB2 1 (1.6) 1 (2.7) 0.2
FGFR2 1 (1.6) 1 (2.7) 0.2
HNF1A 1 (1.6) 0.3
JAK2 1 (1.6) 1 (2.7) 1.8
MYC 1 (1.6) 1 (5.0) Amplification
NOTCH 1 (1.6) 1 (5.0) 1.42
PDGFRA 1 (1.6) 1 (2.7) 0.4
RAF1 1 (1.6) 1 (2.7) 0.1
RIT1 1 (1.6) 1 (5.0) 0.1
SMAD4 1 (1.6) 1 (5.0) 0.2
Total Alterations 62 37 20 0.30 (0.10–10.10)
Median Number Alterations/Patient (range) 1 (1–9) 1 (1–9) 2 (1–6)
Total Number Distinct Alterations 59 36 19
Total Number Distinct Genes Altered 24 17 15
1

% of total alterations in designated cancer types; alterations include characterized alterations and VUS