Research Article

Predictive and Prognostic Implications of Mutation Profiling and Microsatellite Instability Status in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma

Table 2

Correlation between mutation profile and clinicopathological features in 461 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Clinicopathological featuresnKRASStatusBRAFStatusNRASStatusAll wild-typeAny mutation
Wild-type (, %)Mutation (, %)Wild-type (n = 435, %)Mutation (, %)Wild-type (, %)Mutation (, %)(, %)(, %)

Gender
 Male250143 (57.2)107 (42.8)0.706241 (96.4)9 (3.6)0.039245 (98.0)5 (2.0)0.247133 (53.2)117 (46.8)0.148
 Female211117 (55.5)94 (44.5)194 (91.9)17 (8.1)203 (96.2)8 (3.8)98 (46.4)113 (53.6)
Age, years
 <65241140 (58.1)101 (41.9)0.443231 (95.9)10 (4.1)0.147237 (98.3)4 (1.7)0.115131 (54.4)110 (45.6)0.056
 ≥65220120 (54.5)100 (45.5)204 (92.7)16 (7.3)211 (95.9)9 (4.1)100 (45.5)120 (54.5)
Tumor location
 Left colon209123 (58.9)86 (41.1)0.509193 (92.3)16 (7.7)0.001205 (98.1)4 (1.9)0.097105 (50.2)104 (49.8)0.565
 Right colon5532 (58.2)23 (41.8)48 (87.3)7 (12.7)51 (92.7)4 (7.3)24 (43.6)31 (56.4)
 Rectum197105 (53.3)92 (46.7)194 (98.5)3 (1.5)192 (97.5)5 (2.5)102 (51.8)95 (48.2)
Primary tumor size
 <5 cm381216 (56.7)165 (43.3)0.781357 (93.7)24 (6.3)0.181368 (96.6)13 (3.4)0.094189 (49.6)192 (50.4)0.638
 ≥5 cm8044 (55.0)36 (45.0)78 (97.5)2 (2.5)80 (100.0)0 (0.0)42 (52.5)38 (47.5)
Differentiation
 Well/moderate289166 (57.4)123 (42.6)0.559269 (93.1)20 (6.9)0.122278 (96.2)11 (3.8)0.097142 (49.1)147 (50.9)0.588
 Poor17294 (54.7)78 (45.3)166 (96.5)6 (3.5)170 (98.8)2 (1.2)89 (51.7)83 (48.3)
Histological type
 Papillary/tubular adenocarcinoma380211 (55.5)169 (44.5)0.413358 (94.2)22 (5.8)0.763369 (97.1)11 (2.9)0.834186 (48.9)194 (51.1)0.280
 Mucinous/signet ring cell8149 (60.5)32 (39.5)77 (95.1)4 (4.9)79 (97.5)2 (2.5)45 (55.6)36 (44.4)
Depth of invasion
 T120 (0.0)2 (100.0)0.2662 (100.0)0 (0.0)0.5572 (100.0)0 (0.0)0.530 (0.0)2 (100.0)0.300
 T23014 (46.7)10 (53.3)28 (93.3)2 (6.7)30 (100.0)0 (0.0)12 (40.0)18 (60.0)
 T3347158 (57.6)126 (42.4)325 (93.7)22 (6.3)335 (96.5)12 (3.5)175 (50.4)172 (49.6)
 T48238 (56.1)26 (43.9)80 (97.6)2 (2.3)81 (98.8)1 (1.2)44 (53.7)38 (46.3)
Nodal stage
 N03215 (46.9)17 (53.1)0.14332 (100.0)0 (0.0)0.31932 (100.0)0 (0.0)0.68015 (46.9)17 (53.1)0.224
 N1285171 (60.0)114 (40.0)265 (93.0)20 (7.0)276 (96.8)9 (3.2)150 (46.9)135 (53.1)
 N2a9552 (54.7)43 (45.3)91 (95.8)4 (4.2)93 (97.9)2 (2.1)48 (50.5)47 (49.5)
 N2b4922 (44.9)27 (55.1)47 (95.9)2 (4.1)47 (95.9)2 (4.1)18 (36.7)31 (63.3)
Metastatic site
 Brain194 (21.1)15 (78.9)0.01117 (89.5)2 (10.5)0.17219 (100.0)0 (0.0)03173 (15.8)16 (84.2)0.002
 Lung12166 (54.5)55 (45.5)112 (92.6)9 (7.4)115 (95.0)6 (5.0)53 (43.8)68 (56.2)
 Liver233136 (58.4)97 (41.6)219 (94.0)14 (6.0)227 (97.4)6 (2.6)122 (52.4)111 (47.6)
 Others8854 (61.4)34 (38.6)87 (98.9)1 (1.1)87 (98.9)1 (1.1)53 (60.2)35 (39.8)
COX-2 expression
 Negative12863 (49.2)65 (50.8)0.054123 (96.1)5 (3.9)0.317124 (96.9)4 (3.1)0.80658 (45.3)70 (54.7)0.202
 Positive333197 (59.2)136 (40.8)312 (93.7)21 (6.3)324 (97.3)9 (2.7)173 (52.0)160 (48.0)
C-MET expression
 Negative/weak178109 (61.2)69 (38.8)0.097171 (96.1)7 (3.9)0.208171 (96.1)7 (3.9)0.25299 (55.6)79 (44.4)0.061
 Moderate/strong283151 (53.4)132 (46.6)264 (93.3)19 (6.7)277 (97.9)6 (2.1)132 (46.6)151 (53.4)
Initial CEA (ng/mL)
 <207054 (77.1)16 (22.9)<0.00168 (97.1)2 (2.9)0.27370 (100.0)0 (0.0)0.12252 (74.3)18 (25.7)<0.001
 ≥20391206 (52.7)185 (47.3)367 (93.9)24 (6.1)378 (96.7)13 (3.3)179 (45.8)212 (54.2)
MSI
 MSI-H3020 (66.7)10 (33.3)0.24126 (86.7)4 (13.3)0.05930 (100.0)0 (0.0)0.33516 (53.3)14 (46.7)0.715
 MSI-L/MSS431240 (55.7)191 (44.3)409 (94.9)22 (5.1)418 (97.0)13 (3.0)215 (49.9)216 (50.1)

COX-2 = cyclooxygenase-2; CEA = carcinoembryonic antigen; C-MET = mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor; MSI = microsatellite instability; MSI-H = MSI-high; MSI-L = MSI-low; MSS = microsatellite stability.