Table 2. The results for 35 T790M+ samples detected by ddPCR and ARMS-PCR.
| Sample number | Sex | Sample type | ddPCRT790M | ARMST790M | Mutant copy number | Mutant abundance (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | PB | + | + | 2,916 | 76.30 |
| 2 | M | T | + | + | 2,119 | 58.20 |
| 3 | F | T | + | + | 2,068 | 56.29 |
| 4 | M | T | + | + | 1,624 | 53.00 |
| 5 | F | T | + | + | 208 | 44.83 |
| 6 | M | H | + | + | 1,624 | 25.90 |
| 7 | M | T | + | + | 860 | 25.24 |
| 8 | F | T | + | + | 734 | 21.90 |
| 9 | M | T | + | + | 469 | 17.30 |
| 10 | M | T | + | + | 281 | 6.81 |
| 11 | F | T | + | + | 197 | 4.23 |
| 12 | F | PB | + | + | 38 | 2.58 |
| 13 | M | T | + | + | 26 | 1.80 |
| 14 | M | T | + | + | 23 | 1.70 |
| 15 | M | PB | + | + | 40 | 1.11 |
| 16 | F | PB | + | + | 51 | 1.11 |
| 17 | F | PB | + | + | 26 | 0.85 |
| 18 | F | PB | + | + | 31 | 0.64 |
| 19 | F | H | + | + | 18 | 0.38 |
| 20 | M | T | + | + | 15 | 0.30 |
| 21 | F | H | + | + | 7 | 0.14 |
| 22 | F | PB | + | − | 56 | 1.76 |
| 23 | F | PB | + | − | 28 | 0.97 |
| 24 | M | H | + | − | 21 | 0.51 |
| 25 | M | H | + | − | 24 | 0.29 |
| 26 | F | PB | + | − | 7 | 0.27 |
| 27 | F | T | + | − | 3 | 0.20 |
| 28 | F | T | + | − | 3 | 0.19 |
| 29 | F | PB | + | − | 6 | 0.17 |
| 30 | F | PB | + | − | 4 | 0.17 |
| 31 | F | PB | + | − | 4 | 0.16 |
| 32 | F | T | + | − | 3 | 0.12 |
| 33 | M | T | + | − | 3 | 0.10 |
| 34 | F | H | + | − | 5 | 0.09 |
| 35 | M | H | + | − | 4 | 0.06 |
F, female; H, hydrothorax; M, male; T, tissue; PB, peripheral blood; ddPCR, droplet digital polymerase chain reaction; ARMS, amplification refractory mutation system; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.