Research Article

The Value of Next-Generation Sequencing for Treatment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: The Observational, Real-World Evidence in China

Table 1

Association between clinicopathological features and EGFR mutations in NSCLC patients.

CharacteristicsAll (%)EGFR 19 del valueEGFR L858R value
Wide-type (%)Mutant (%)Wide-type (%)Mutant (%)

Age (years)0.1610.422
≥6529 (43.94)24 (48.98)5 (29.41)22 (41.51)7 (53.85)
<6537 (56.06)25 (51.02)12 (70.59)31 (58.49)6 (46.15)

Sex0.0450.858
Male37 (56.06)31 (63.27)6 (35.29)30 (56.60)7 (53.85)
Female29 (43.94)18 (36.73)11 (64.71)23 (43.40)6 (46.15)

Smoking history0.0410.548
No26 (39.39)15 (30.61)11 (64.71)21 (39.62)5 (38.46)
Yes38 (57.58)32 (65.31)6 (35.29)31 (58.49)7 (53.85)
Unknown2 (3.03)2 (4.08)01 (1.89)1 (7.69)

Family history0.0160.340
No43 (65.15)36 (73.47)7 (41.18)36 (22.03)7 (53.85)
Yes23 (34.85)13 (26.53)10 (58.82)17 (77.97)6 (46.15)

Pathological type0.0320.333
Adenocarcinoma55 (83.33)38 (77.55)17 (100)43 (81.13)12 (92.31)
Squamous cell carcinoma11 (16.67)11 (22.45)010 (18.87)1 (7.69)

EGFR 19-del mutation had an increased frequency in female (), non-smokers(), who had family history () and adenocarcinoma patients ().