Table 2.
Patient disease status and recurrence of AM patients in Chinese and Caucasians.
| Parameter | Acral melanoma in Chinese | Acral melanoma in caucasian |
|---|---|---|
| Patient disease status (%) | ||
| NED | 174 (62.1) | 48 (77.4) |
| DFD | 67 (23.9) | 5 (8.1) |
| AWD | 30 (10.7) | 8 (12.9) |
| DFO/DUK | 9 (3.3) | 1 (1.6) |
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| First Recurrence (%) | N = 115 (41.7) | N = 17 (27.5) |
| Local | 7 (6.1) | 5 (29.4) |
| Regional LN | 38 (33.0) | 2 (11.8) |
| In transit | 18 (15.7) | 6 (35.2) |
| Distant organ mets (lung, liver, brain, bone, etc.) | 37 (32.2) | 4 (23.5) |
| Unknown | 15 (13.0) | — |
Disease status at the latest contact: NED (alive with no evidence of disease), AWD (alive with disease), DFD (death from disease), DFO (death from other causes), and DUK (death and disease status unknown).