Figure 1.
Representative plots showing the KRAS mutation status of CTC-enriched specimens.
Graphs showed the ΔCt values (y axis) versus the CTC-enriched specimens (x axis) of mCRC patients (n = 31), healthy individuals (n = 16) and model samples spiked with 100 and 10 cells from cell lines (LS174T, SW403, KYSE410 and HCT116) harboring hotspot KRAS mutations c.35G>A; p.G12D (A), c.35G>T; p.G12V (B), c.38G>A; p.G13D (C) and c.34G>T; p.G12C (D). Cutoff threshold is represented by dot-line; specimens with ΔCt below the threshold are considered mutant; ΔCt = Ctmut probe (+PNA) – Ctwt probe (-PNA); NVD, no variant detected.
Table 1.
Analytical sensitivity of KRAS mutation detection assay.
Table 2.
Cross reactivity pattern of KRAS mutation detection assay.
Table 3.
Pathological and clinical characteristics of mCRC patients.
Table 4.
KRAS mutation status in primary tumor and corresponding CTC-enriched samples in mCRC patients.