Table 1 Clinical characteristics of melanoma patients (n = 47).

From: The use of circulating cell-free tumor DNA in routine diagnostics of metastatic melanoma patients

Clinical characteristics of melanoma patients (n = 47)

Average age (years)

55

Sex

Men

26 (55.3%)

Women

21 (44.7%)

LDH concentration (first sample)

>upper limit of normal

15 (31.9%)

<upper limit of normal

32 (68.1%)

S100 concentration (first sample)

>upper limit of normal

22 (46.8%)

<upper limit of normal

25 (53.2%)

AJCC tumor stage

IIIC

3 (6.4%)

IV M1a

5 (10.6%)

IV M1b

11 (23.4%)

IV M1c

28 (59.6%)

Initial Treatment

BRAFi

13 (27.7%)

BRAFi+MEKi

17 (36.2%)

Ipilimumab

3 (6.4%)

Nivolumab

6 (12.8%)

Pembrolizumab

8 (17,0%)

  1. *All patients were BRAFV600E positive.