TABLE 1.

Relationships between RET fusion and clinicopathologic features in cancer patients

	Feature	Total	RET fusion		P value
			Positive	Negative
Lung cancer	Age, y
	Mean	62.9	55.6	62.9	<.001
	Median	63	57	64
	Range	17‐101	23‐92	17‐101
	Sex
	Male	7211	55	7156	<.001
	Female	5677	80	5597
	Histotype
	ADC	7991	102	7889	<.001
	Non‐ADC	1169	1	1168
	Unknown	3728	32	3696
Colorectal cancer	Age, y
	Mean	59.1	65.8	59.1	.062
	Median	61	62	61
	Range	18‐94	52‐83	18‐94
	Sex
	Male	1744	9	1735	.274
	Female	1104	2	1102
	Tumor location
	Colon	1449	11	1438	.002
	Rectum	1223	0	1223
	Unknown	176	0	176
Thyroid cancer	Age, y
	Mean	44.0	38.7	44.4	.092
	Median	45	37	45
	Range	13‐75	25‐57	13‐75
	Sex
	Male	63	2	61	.420
	Female	169	12	157
	Histotype
	PTC	232	14	218

Abbreviations: ADC, adenocarcinoma; PTC, papillary thyroid cancer.