Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: KRAS mutation detection by high-resolution melting analysis significantly predicts clinical benefit of cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer

 

HRMA WT

HRMA MUT

Total

Gender

 Male

31

4

35

 Female

15

15

Age (median)

61

66

 

Primary tumour

 Colon

30

1

31

 Rectum

16

3

19

No. of prior lines of treatment

 1

26

2

28

 2

20

2

22

Sites of metastases

 Liver only

18

2

20

 Lung only

8

1

9

 Multiple site

20

1

21

Cetuximab-containing regimen

 Irinotecan

23

2

25

 FOLFIRI

20

2

22

 FOLFOX

3

3

  1. Abbreviations: HRMA=high-resolution melting analysis; MUT=mutant; WT=wild type.