Research Article

RAS Mutational Status Detection in Tissue, Plasma, and Stool Samples for Colorectal Cancer

Table 8

The agreement between KRAS mutation status from plasma or stool and tissue samples, based on the sidedness of CRC.

SitePPANPAOverall agreement
Plasma & tissueStool & tissuePlasma & tissueStool & tissuePlasma & tissueStool & tissue

Left side colorectum65% (13/20)85% (17/20)88.5% (23/26)96.2% (25/26)73.9% (36/46, )91.3% (42/46, )
Right side colon60% (3/5)20% (1/5)100% (2/2)100% (2/2)71.4% (5/7, )42.9% (3/7, )