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Table 2 The status of metastasis and treatment response related with sampling

From: Identification of mutation patterns and circulating tumour DNA-derived prognostic markers in advanced breast cancer patients

 

HR + (N = 58)

HER2 + (N = 44)

TN (N = 39)

Overall (N = 141)

Metastasis sites

 Chest wall

18

8

8

34

 Bone

35

20

10

65

 Lymph node

36

25

27

88

 Lung

20

15

15

50

 Liver

16

16

10

42

 Brain and others

22

6

10

35

Visceral metastasis

 No

28 (48.3%)

21 (47.7%)

18 (46.2%)

67 (47.5%)

 Yes

30 (51.7%)

23 (52.3%)

21 (53.8%)

74 (52.5%)

No. of metastasis

 1

10 (17.2%)

16 (36.4%)

10 (25.6%)

36 (25.5%)

 2

22 (37.9%)

16 (36.4%)

13 (33.3%)

51 (36.2%)

 ≥ 3

26 (44.8%)

11 (25.0%)

12 (30.8%)

49 (34.8%)

 Unknown

0 (0%)

1 (2.3%)

4 (10.3%)

5 (3.5%)

Disease status of sampling

 First-line metastasis

43 (74.1%)

32 (72.7%)

29 (74.3%)

104 (73.8%)

 Primary IV

15 (25.9%)

12 (27.3%)

6 (15.4%)

33 (23.4%)

 Unknown

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (10.3%)

4 (2.8%)

Best response after ctDNA sampling

 CR/PR

15 (25.9%)

22 (50.0%)

11 (28.2%)

48 (34.0%)

 SD

33 (56.9%)

12 (27.3%)

16 (41.0%)

61 (43.3%)

 PD

7 (12.1%)

6 (13.6%)

8 (20.5%)

21 (14.9%)

 NE

3 (5.2%)

4 (9.1%)

4 (10.3%)

11 (7.8%)

  1. HER2 + : human epidermal growth factor receptor-positive; HR + : hormone receptor-positive; TN: triple negative; AI: aromatase inhibitor; CR: complete response; PR: partial response; SD: stable disease; PD: progressive disease; NE: not evaluated