Table 4 Sites of recurrence according to TMB in pancreatic cancer patients who underwent surgical resection.

From: Characterization of pancreatic cancer with ultra-low tumor mutational burden

Variable

All

TMB

P-value

Ultra-low (< 1.0)

Low (< 5.0, ≥ 1.0)

N = 93

N = 74

N = 19

Recurrence

71 (76%)

56 (76%)

15 (79%)

0.765

Site

 Locoregional

30 (32%)

26 (35%)

4 (21%)

0.242

 Distant

49 (53%)

35 (47%)

14 (74%)

0.036

 Peritoneal

13 (14%)

10 (14%)

3 (16%)

0.799

Timing

 Early phase (< 6 months)

21 (23%)

12 (16%)

9 (47%)

0.006

  1. BR borderline resectable, R resectable, Ph pancreatic head, Pbt pancreatic body and tail, TMB tumor mutation burden. Significant values are in bold.