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Table 4 Response analysis among patients who received cytotoxic chemotherapy as first-line treatment stratified by TTF-1 status

From: Thyroid transcription factor-1 as a prognostic indicator for stage IV lung adenocarcinoma with and without EGFR-sensitizing mutations

 

TTF-1 positive (n = 59)

TTF-1 negative (n = 27)

Total

(n = 86)

P value

EGFR sensitizing mutation (%)

2 (3.4)

0 (0)

2 (2.3)

1.000

Response, no. (%)

 Objective response rate (CR + PR)

27 (45.8)

10 (37.0)

37 (43.0)

0.448

 Disease control rate (CR + PR + SD)

51 (86.4)

20 (74.1)

71 (82.6)

0.161

PFS (months), median (95% CI)

4.9 (3.9–5.8)

3.0 (2.8–3.2)

4.4 (3.7–5.2)

0.004

  1. Abbreviations: EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor, CR complete remission, PR partial remission, SD stable diseases, PFS progression free survival, CI confidence interval