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. 2021 Nov;10(11):4221–4234. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-21-570

Table 2. Clinical relevance of detected genetic alterations.

Patients with genetic alterations All, n=432 (%) 2019, n=189 (%) 2020, n=243 (%) P value
Alteration detected (all) 364 (84.3) 163 (86.2) 201 (82.7) 0.353
Targetable alteration detected 82 (19.0) 35 (18.5) 47 (19.3) 0.902
   In early stage (I−IIIA) 36 (8.3) 17 (9) 19 (7.8) 0.727
   In late stage (IIIB−IV) 40 (9.3) 16 (8.5) 24 (9.9) 0.738
   In recurrent tumor 6 (1.4) 2 (1.1) 4 (1.6) 0.7
   With co-alteration (all) 51 (11.8) 26 (13.8) 25 (10.3) 0.294
   With targetable co-alteration 7 (1.6) 3 (1.6) 4 (1.6) >0.9999
Targeted therapy received (all) 38 (8.8) 14 (7.4) 24 (9.9) 0.397
   In early stage (I−IIIA) 3 (0.7) 2 (1.1) 1 (0.4) 0.584
   In late stage (IIIB−IV) 29 (6.7) 10 (5.3) 19 (7.8) 0.337
   In recurrent tumor 6 (1.4) 2 (1.1) 4 (1.6) 0.7
Therapy based on detected mutation1 27 (6.3) 12 (6.3) 15 (6.2) >0.9999
   Osimertinib 19 (4.4) 9 (4.8) 10 (4.1) 0.815
   Afatinib 11 (2.5) 5 (2.6) 6 (2.5) >0.9999
   Trametinib/Dabrafenib 4 (0.9) 2 (1.1) 2 (0.8) >0.9999
   Gefitinib 2 (0.5) 2 (1.1) 0 (0) 0.191
   Mobocertinib 1 (0.2) 0 (0) 1 (0.4) >0.9999
Therapy based on detected fusion/skipping1 11 (2.5) 2 (1.1) 9 (3.7) 0.123
   Alectinib 6 (1.4) 0 (0) 6 (2.5) 0.038
   Brigatinib 4 (0.9) 0 (0) 4 (1.6) 0.135
   Selpercatinib 3 (0.7) 0 (0) 3 (1.2) 0.26
   Capmatinib 1 (0.2) 1 (0.5) 0 (0) 0.438
   Lorlatinib 1 (0.2) 1 (0.5) 0 (0) 0.438
Emerging biomarker2 detected 72 (16.7) 30 (15.9) 42 (17.3) 0.795
   In early stage (I−IIIA) 29 (6.7) 15 (7.9) 14 (5.8) 0.439
   In late stage (IIIB−IV) 38 (8.8) 13 (6.9) 25 (10.3) 0.235
   In recurrent tumor 5 (1.2) 2 (1.1) 3 (1.2) >0.9999

Results of both subgroups (patients from 2019 and 2020, respectively) were compared using Fisher’s exact test. 1, some patients received more than one substance; 2, NRG1 fusion, KRAS G12C, ERBB2, FGFR1 [according to (10)].