Synovial Sarcoma Microvesicles Harbor the SYT-SSX Fusion Gene Transcript: Comparison of Different Methods of Detection and Implications in Biomarker Research

Table 3

Disease and therapy status of patients with synovial sarcoma. M₀: local disease, M₁: metastatic disease. Current chemotherapy/radiotherapy/anticoagulation involves treatment within the last 6 weeks.

Synovial sarcoma patients	M0	M1	Current chemotherapy	Current radiotherapy	Anticoagulation	Fusion gene type
Patient 1	X			X		SS18-SSX1
Patient 2		X	X			SS18-SSX2
Patient 3		X	X		X	No tumor tissue available
Patient 4		X				SS18-SSX1
Patient 5		X				SS18-SSX1
Patient 6		X			X	SS18-SSX1
Patient 7		X				SS18-SSX2
Patient 8		X				SS18-SSX1