Table 2 Summary of re-biopsy result (n = 109).

From: Observational study of rebiopsy in EGFR-TKI-resistant patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced NSCLC

 

Diagnosis

n

(%)

T790M

n

(%)

The success rate of re-biopsy (%)

Histology specimens

(n = 59)

Adenocarcinoma

53

(89.8)

Positive

32

(54.2)

81.3

Negative

16

(27.1)

No PCR results

5

(8.5)

SCLC transformation

2

(3.4)

 

Sarcomatoid transformation

1

(1.7)

No malignant cells

3

(5.1)

Cytology specimens

(n = 18)

Adenocarcinoma/malignant cells

14

(77.8)

Positive

1

(5.6)

66.7

Negative

11

(61.1)

No PCR results

2

(11.1)

SCLC transformation

1

(5.6)

 

No malignant cells

3

(16.6)

Plasma liquid biopsy

(n = 32)

Detection of any EGFR mutations

14

(43.8)

Positive

8

(25)

43.8

Negative

6

(18.8)

No detection of EGFR mutations

18

(56.2)

 

Total

(n = 109)

Adenocarcinoma/malignant cells

81

(74.3)

Positive

41

(37.6)

67.9

Negative

33

(30.8)

No PCR results

7

(6.4)

Transformation

4

(3.7)

 

No malignant cells

24

(22)

  1. SCLC, small cell lung cancer; PCR, Polymerase chain reaction; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor.