Table 2 Correlation between mutated pathways and clinical characteristics.

From: Next-generation sequencing for identification of actionable gene mutations in intestinal-type sinonasal adenocarcinoma

Pathway

MAPK/ERK

DNA repair

WNT

PI3K

wt

mut

P-value

wt

mut

P-value

wt

mut

P-value

wt

mut

P-value

Histological type

pap/col

10

7

 

12

5

 

13

4

 

14

3

 

sol/muc

10

0

0.026

7

3

1.000

8

2

1.000

7

3

0.638

Tumor stage

I-II-III

15

6

 

15

6

 

16

5

 

15

6

 

IVa-IVb

5

1

1.000

4

2

1.000

5

1

1.000

6

0

0.284

Recurrence

No

8

4

 

9

3

 

7

5

 

9

3

 

Yes

12

3

0.662

10

5

0.696

14

1

0.060

12

3

1.000

Patient status

Alive

8

2

 

6

4

 

7

3

 

7

3

 

dod

8

1

 

8

1

 

9

0

 

8

1

 

doc

4

4

0.163

5

3

0.327

5

3

0.135

6

2

0.598

Tobacco

No

10

3

 

9

4

 

10

3

 

11

2

 

Yes

7

4

0.659

8

3

1.000

8

3

1.000

8

3

0.630

  1. MAPK/ERK pathway genes include NF1, KRAS, BRAF and MAP2K1; DNA repair pathway genes include ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2 and DNMT3A; WNT pathway genes include APC and CTNNB1; PI3K pathway genes include PI3K, PIK3R2, AKT, MTOR; pap/col: papillary and colonic type ITAC; sol/muc: solid and mucinous type ITAC, DOD: died of disease, DOC: died of other causes.