Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients with samples tested using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
| Characteristics | Totals, N = 124 |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| Median | 60 |
| Range | 26–87 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 51 (41.3) |
| Female | 73 (58.7) |
| Smoking status | |
| Yes | 37 (29.8) |
| No/unknown | 87 (61.2) |
| Histologic type | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 101 (81.5) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 20 (16.1) |
| Other | 3 (2.4) |
| Stage | |
| I–IIIa | 60 (48.38) |
| IIIb–IV | 59 (47.58) |
| Unknown | 5 (4.03) |
| NGS detection | |
| DNA library preparation | 5 (4.03) |
| RNA library preparation | 119 (95.97) |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated
NGS next-generation sequencing