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Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of the patients according to the CyCAR criteria at baseline status (CTC1) and VEGFR status

From: Circulating tumor cells criteria (CyCAR) versus standard RECIST criteria for treatment response assessment in metastatic colorectal cancer patients

 

CTC 1

CTC 1 VEGFR

N (%) −

N (%) +

p

N (%) −

N (%) +

p

Age (years)

 < 55

15 (62.5%)

9 (37.5%)

0.622

3 (33.3%)

6 (66.7%)

1.00

 ≥ 55

29 (54.7%)

24 (45.3%)

7 (29.2%)

17 (70.8%)

Gender

 Male

30 (58.2%)

21 (41.2%)

0.808

9 (40.9%)

13 (59.1%)

0.144

 Female

14 (53.9%)

12 (46.1%)

2 (16.7%)

10 (83.3%)

Primary tumor location

 Colon

25 (54.4%)

21 (45.6%)

0.641

5 (23.8%)

16 (76.2%)

0.164

 Rectum

19 (61.3%)

12 (38.7%)

6 (46.2%)

7 (53.8%)

Metastasis surgery

 No

32 (57.1%)

24 (42.9%)

1.00

8 (32%)

17 (68%)

0.625

 Yes

12 (57.1%)

9 (42.9%)

3 (33.3%)

6 (66.7%)

Primary tumor surgery

 No

21 (75%)

7 (25%)

0.019*

4 (57.1%)

3 (42.9%)

0.132

 Yes

23 (46.9%)

26 (53.1%)

7 (25.9%)

20 (74.1%)

Synchronous metastasis

 No

3 (25%)

9 (75%)

0.024*

2 (22.2%)

7 (77.8%)

0.686

 Yes

41 (63.1%)

24 (36.9%)

8 (33.3%)

16 (66.7%)

K-RAS

 Mutated

25 (69.4%)

11 (30.6%)

0.061

4 (36.4%)

7 (63.6%)

0.546

 Wild-type

18 (46.2%)

21 (53.8%)

7 (31.8%)

22 (68.2%)

Basal CEA

 Standard

6 (40%)

9 (60%)

0.153

2 (20%)

8 (80%)

0.339

 High

37 (61.7%)

23 (38.3%)

8 (34.8%)

15 (65.2%)

Basal Ca 19.9

 Standard

19 (46.3%)

22 (53.7%)

0.034*

7 (31.8%)

15 (68.2%)

0.627

 High

23 (71.9%)

9 (28.1%)

3 (30%)

7 (70%)

Progression

 Yes

28 (53.8%)

24 (46.2%)

0.485

7 (29.2%)

17 (70.8%)

0.634

 No

9 (64.3%)

5 (35.7%)

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

Survival

 Yes

18 (60%)

12 (40%)

1.00

3 (25%)

9 (75%)

0.683

 No

22 (61.1%)

14 (38.9)

5 (35.7%)

9 (64.3%)

RECIST 12 weeks

 Favorable

31 (53.4%)

27 (46.6%)

0.402

7 (25.9%)

20 (74.1%)

0.557

 Adverse

3 (75%)

1 (25%)

0 (0%)

1 (100%)

RECIST 24 weeks

 Favorable

19 (52.8%)

17 (47.2%)

0.376

4 (23.5%)

13 (76.5%)

0.468

 Adverse

5 (38.5%)

8 (61.5%)

 

3 (37.5%)

5 (62.5%)

CyCAR 12 weeks

 Favorable

29 (65.9%)

15 (34.1%)

0.087

4 (26.7%)

11 (73.3%)

1.00

 Adverse

7 (38.9%)

11 (61.1%)

3 (27.3%)

8 (72.7%)

CyCAR 24 weeks

 Favorable

30 (55.6%)

24 (44.4%)

0.537

7 (29.2%)

17 (70.8%)

0.574

 Adverse

8 (66.7%)

4 (33.3%)

2 (50%)

2 (50%)

  1. *: Statistically significant
  2. CyCAR: Cytologic Criteria Assessing Response; CTC: circulating tumor cell; VEGFR: vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; RECIST: Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors; p: p value