Table 2 Effects of different classification of BRCA1/2 and all HR genes mutation on chemotherapy response

From: Multigene germline and somatic testing for epithelial ovarian cancer in China

Genes

Chemosensitivity

p-value

Chemosensitivity

p-value

 

Sensitive, N = 190 n (%)

Non-sensitive†, N = 37 n (%)

 

Sensitive, N = 190 n (%)

Non-sensitive, N = 37 n (%)

 

Germline

LP+

  

VUS+

  

BRCA1

38 (20.0)

3 (8.1)

0.137

47 (24.7)

3 (8.1)

0.044

BRCA2

8 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

0.433

18 (9.5)

0 (0.0)

0.106

BRCA1/2

45 (23.7)

3 (8.1)

0.057

61 (32.1)

3 (8.1)

0.006

 HRo

6 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

0.593

40 (21.1)

9 (24.3)

0.823

 HR

50 (26.3)

3 (8.1)

0.029

90 (47.4)

12 (32.4)

0.136

 non-HR

0 (0.0)

1 (2.7)

0.163

30 (15.8)

9 (24.3)

0.307

Somatic

BRCA1

12 (6.3)

1 (2.7)

0.632

13 (6.8)

1 (2.7)

0.559

BRCA2

6 (3.2)

0 (0.0)

0.593

10 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

0.322

BRCA1/2

17 (8.9)

1 (2.7)

0.340

21 (11.1)

1 (2.7)

0.205

 HRo

15 (7.9)

1 (2.7)

0.437

23 (12.1)

1 (2.7)

0.159

 HR

30 (15.8)

2 (5.4)

0.161

40 (21.1)

2 (5.4)

0.044

 non-HR

131 (68.9)

23 (62.2)

0.538

131 (68.9)

24 (64.9)

0.768

Somatic + Germline

BRCA1

50 (26.3)

4 (10.8)

0.069

60 (31.6)

4 (10.8)

0.018

BRCA2

14 (7.4)

0 (0.0)

0.183

28 (14.7)

0 (0.0)

0.026

BRCA1/2

61 (32.1)

4 (10.8)

0.015

80 (42.1)

4 (10.8)

0.001

 HRo

20 (10.5)

1 (2.7)

0.233

56 (29.5)

10 (27.0)

0.919

 HR

76 (40.0)

5 (13.5)

0.004

116 (61.1)

13 (35.1)

0.006

 non-HR

131 (68.9)

23 (62.2)

0.538

141 (74.2)

28 (75.7)

1.000

  1. P-values were calculated using either the Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, depending on the expected cell counts. Degrees of freedom are based on 2 × 2 contingency tables. All tests were two-sided.
  2. †Non-sensitive means patients with platinum-resistant or -refractory EOC.
  3. Bold values identify statistical significance (p < 0.05).