Table 1 ctDNA with an activating mutation that was not present in biopsy samples.

From: Transient appearance of circulating tumor DNA associated with de novo treatment

Patient ID

Age

Sex

Stage

EGFR-TKI

Initial response

Mutation in biopsy samples

Mutation of T-type ctDNA

Time point of T-type ctDNA*

Time point of objective disease progression*

Time point of last sample*

Therapies after disease progression

E5

65

F

IV

Gefitinib

PR

Exon 19 deletion

L858R

2

—

19

NA

E6

67

M

IV

Gefitinib

PR

L858R

Exon 19 deletion

12 19

—

131

NA

E7

76

F

IV

Gefitinib

SD

L858R

Exon 19 deletion

6

—

222

NA

E8

68

F

IIIB

Erlotinib

SD

Exon 19 deletion

L858R

7

—

70

NA

1

77

F

IIIA

Erlotinib

PR

L858R

Exon 19 deletion

28

659

1115

Erlotinib (continuation)

2

39

F

IV

Gefitinib

PR

Exon 19 deletion

L858R

14

372

436

Erlotinib

3

80

M

IV

Gefitinib

PR

L858R

Exon 19 deletion

347

296

440

CBDCA

5

69

F

IV

Gefitinib

PR

L858R

Exon 19 deletion

14

383

475

CDDP+PEM

13

66

F

IIIA

Gefitinib

NE

L858R

Exon 19 deletion

28

217

283

Erlotinib

15

56

F

IIIB

Gefitinib

PR

L861Q

Exon 19 deletion

34

335

761

CDDP+PEM

K192

73

F

IV

Gefitinib

PR

L858R

Exon 19 deletion

30

—

747

NA

  1. E5 - E8, the first data set; 1 - K192, the second data set; *, days after EGFR-TKI initiation. Patient IDs of the second data set are those used in a previous publication23 except K192. Abbreviations are as follows: PR, partial response; SD, stable disease; NE not evaluable; NA, not applied; CBDCA, carboplatin; CDDP, cisplatin; PEM, pemetrexed.