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Table 1 Patient characteristics—3rd line treatment

From: Survival in advanced GIST has improved over time and correlates with increased access to post-imatinib tyrosine kinase inhibitors: results from Life Raft Group Registry

Year started 3rd line

2002–2006

2007–2012

2013+

Total

Number of patients

73

198

73

344

Alive

3 (4.1%)

27 (13.6%)

48 (65.8%)

78 (22.7%)

Dead

70 (95.9%)

171 (86.4%)

25 (34.2%)

266 (77.3%)

Had regorafenib at any time

2 (2.7%)

48 (24.2%)

61 (83.6%)

111 (32.3%)

Female

31 (42.5%)

77 (38.9%)

39 (53.4%)

147 (42.7%)

Male

42 (57.5%)

121 (61.1%)

34 (46.6%)

197 (57.3%)

Median age/range at start of treatment (3L)

54.0 (18–90)

58.2 (18–88)

60.8 (19–84)

57.8 (18–90)

Age at diagnosis

 < 18

3 (4.1%)

3 (1.5%)

2 (2.7%)

8 (2.3%)

 ≥ 18–35

9 (12.3%)

21 (10.6%)

6 (8.2%)

36 (10.5%)

 ≥ 35

60 (82.2%)

174 (87.9%)

65 (89.0%)

299 (86.9%)

 Unknown

1 (1.4%)

–

–

 

Last reported treatment line

 3L

35 (47.9%)

57 (28.8%)

39 (53.4%)

131 (38.1%)

 4L

14 (19.2%)

37 (18.7%)

17 (23.3%)

68 (19.8%)

 5L

11 (15.1%)

32 (16.2%)

9 (12.3%)

52 (15.1%)

 6L

6 (8.2%)

32 (16.2%)

3 (4.1%)

41 (11.9%)

 7L

5 (6.8%)

19 (9.6%)

4 (5.8%)

28 (8.1%)

 8L

0

6 (3.0%)

0

6 (11.9%)

 9L

2 (2.7%)

8 (4.0%)

1 (1.4%)

11 (3.2%)

 10L

0

1 (0.5%)

0

1 (0.3%)

 11L

0

3 (1.5%)

0

3 (0.9%)

 12L

0

2 (1.0%)

0

2 (0.6%)

 13L

0

1 (0.5%)

0

1 (0.3%)

Mutations/% (known mutations)

 KIT

15 (78.9%)

95 (75.4%)

40 (75.5%)

150 (75.8%)

  Exon 11

10(52.5%)

64 (50.8%)

31 (58.5%)

105 (53.0%)

  Exon 9

5 (26.3%)

25 (19.8%)

7 (13.2%)

37 (18.7%)

  Exon 13

–

4 (3.2%)

1 (1.9%)

5 (2.5%)

  Exon 17

–

1 (0.8%)

1 (1.9%)

2 (1.0%)

 PDGFRA

1 (5.3%)

7 (5.6%

4 (7.5%)

12 (6.1%)

  Exon 12

 

1 (0.8%)

–

1 (0.5%)

  Exon 18–D842V

1 (5.3%)

5 (4.0%)

3 (5.6%)

9 (4.5%)

  Exon 18 non-D842V

 

1 (0.8%)

1 (1.9%)

2 (1.0%)

Wildtype for KIT/PDGFRA

3 (15.8%)

22 (17.5%)

7 (13.2%)

32 (16.2%)

SDHA

–

 

2 (3.8%)

2 (1.0%)

SDHB

–

2 (1.6%)

–

2 (1.0%)

Total/% known mutations

19 (26%)

126 (63.6%)

53 (72.6%)

198 (57.6%)

Unknown mutations

54 (74.0%)

72 (36.4%)

20 (27.4%)

146 (42.4%)

Primary tumor location

 Small intestine

32 (43.8%)

85 (42.9%)

34 (46.6)

151 (43.9%

 Stomach

27 (37.0%)

81 (40.9%)

29 (39.7%)

137 (39.8%)

 Unknown

7 (9.6%)

10 (5.1%)

2 (2.7%)

19 (5.5%)

 Peritoneum

1 (1.4%)

2 (1.0%)

3 (4.1%)

6 (1.7%)

 Omentum

1 (1.4%)

3 (1.5%)

1 (1.4%)

5 (1.5%)

 Mesentery

1 (1.4%)

4 (2.0%)

–

5 (1.5%)

 Rectum/anus

1 (1.4%)

3 (1.5%)

1 (1.4%)

5 (1.5%)

 Colon

–

5 (2.5%)

–

5 (1.5%)

 Other

3 (4.1%)

5 (2.5%)

3 (4.1%)

11 (3.2%)