Table 1 Baseline clinicopathologic characteristics.

From: Plasma circulating tumor DNA unveils the efficacy of PD-1 inhibitors and chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer

Character

Number

Percent

Number of patients

30

100.0%

Median age, years (range)

62.0 [31.0, 75.0]

 

Gender

 Male

21

70.0%

 Female

9

30.0%

ECOG performance status

 0

23

76.7%

 1

7

23.3%

Smoking history

 Yes

17

56.7%

 No

13

43.3%

Primary tumor site

 Whole stomach

3

10.0%

 Gastroesophageal junction/Cardia

7

23.3%

 Fundus/body

9

30.0%

 Antrum

11

36.7%

Histological grade

 Moderately differentiated

8

26.7%

 Poorly differentiated

15

50.0%

 Unknown

7

23.3%

TNM stage

 Stage III

6

20.0%

 Stage IV

24

80.0%

Metastasis

 M0

8

26.7%

 M1

22

73.3%

Metastatic sites

 Liver

11

36.7%

 Peritoneum

10

33.3%

 Lymph nodes

9

30.0%

 Bone

1

3.3%

Number of metastatic sites

 0–2

28

93.3%

 ≥ 3

2

6.7%

Pathological pattern

 Adenocarcinoma

25

83.3%

 Signet-ring cell carcinoma

5

16.7%

HER-2 status

 Positive

7

23.3%

 Negative

23

76.7%

EBV Status

 Negative

27

90.0%

 Positive

1

3.3%

 Unknown

2

6.7%

MSI status

 MSS

30

100.0%

TMB

Median TMB (range)

8.10 [2.79, 30.7]

 

 TMB-H

11

36.7%

 TMB-L

19

63.3%

Chemotherapy regimens

 SOX

21

70.0%

 DX

4

13.3%

 XELOX

3

10.0%

 FOLFOX

2

6.7%

PD-1 monoclonal antibody

 Sintilimab

26

86.7%

 Nivolumab

4

13.3%

  1. SOX, Oxaliplatin + S-1; DX, Docetaxel + Capecitabine; XELOX, Oxaliplatin + Capecitabine; FOLFOX, Oxaliplatin + 5-Fluorouracil + Leucovorin.