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Table 2 Variant agreement between tumor and plasma samples in variants detected in clinically relevant genes

From: Liquid biopsy as an option for predictive testing and prognosis in patients with lung cancer

Study ID

Gene

Variant

Tumor cell content (%)

Input cfDNA (ng)

AF (%)

Tumor samples

cfDNA

Concordant variants

 4

KRAS

p.Gly12Cys

50

37.3

52.85

3.06

 5

KRAS

p.Gly12Valb

80

27.0

NA

2.09

 9

EGFR

p.Glu746_Ala750del

25

11.9

45.35

5.11

 18

KRAS

p.Gly12Cys

30

50.0

26.93

1.02

 25

EGFR

p.Leu747_Pro753delinsSer

20

50.0

45.83

2.28

 29

PIK3CA

p.Glu545Lys

20

44.7

20.41

8.10

 35

ALK;EML4

Fusion

10

20.0

NA

NA

 42

KRAS

p.Gly12Cys

70

47.0

46.65

5.92

 51

KRAS

p.Gly13Asp

30

33.4

15.38

0.13

 52

KRAS

p.Gly13Asp

30

27.2

31.96

3.22

 55

EGFR

p.Leu747_Glu749del

20

20.5

39.53

5.80

 67

KRAS

p.Gly12Cys

10

50.0

19.01

3.38

 70

ALK;EML4

Fusionc

10

13.9

NA

NA

 72

EGFR

p.Leu858Arg

NAa

50.0

1.65

0.19

 75

KRAS

p.Gly12Cys

< 10

43.9

11.05

0.52

Discordant variants

 1

EGFR

p.Glu746_Ala750delb

60

19.8

NA

–

 7

KRAS

p.Gly12Ala

70

15.6

12.43

–

 21

EGFR

p.Glu746_Ser752delinsVal

20

22.7

27.71

–

 32

ROS1

Fusionc

80

25.8

NA

–

 33

EGFR

p.Glu746_Ala750del

30

29.1

62.85

–

 43

KRAS

p.Gly12Cys

5

35.7

8.15

–

 60

ALK;EML4

Fusion

25

22.5

NA

–

 73

KRAS

p.Gly12Ala

20

38.1

15.08

–

  1. All variants detected in clinically relevant genes in tumor samples are included and each line represents one case
  2. AF allele frequency
  3. aCytological sample
  4. bqPCR data from clinical records
  5. cFISH data from clinical records