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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Oncol. Aug 24, 2026; 17(8): 123328
Published online Aug 24, 2026. doi: 10.5306/wjco.123328
Table 1 Baseline patient and tumour characteristics of the study cohort (n = 48), n (%)/median (range)
Characteristic

Age at diagnosis (years)58 (32-84)
Biological sex
Male36 (75)
Female12 (25)
Histological subtype
Clear cell RCC 39 (81.3)
Papillary RCC5 (10.4)
Other/unclassified4 (8.3)
AJCC clinical stage
Stage I15 (31.25)
Stage II6 (12.5)
Stage III16 (33.3)
Stage IV11 (22.9)
Nuclear grade (WHO/ISUP)
Grade I-II33 (68.75)
Grade III7 (14.58)
Grade IV8 (16.6)
Tumour content in block (%)80 (30-95)
Table 2 Frequency of genomic alterations detected across the targeted next-generation sequencing panel, n (%)
Gene
Total cohort mutated (n = 48)
ccRCC subgroup mutated (n = 39)
TCGA benchmark[1]
VHL17 (35.4)15 (38.5)Approximately 50%
PBRM112 (25.0)10 (25.6)Approximately 30%
SETD27 (14.6)6 (15.4)Approximately 12%
ATM6 (12.5)-Approximately 3%
TP536 (12.5)-Approximately 3%-4%
KDM5C4 (8.3)-Approximately 6%
TSC14 (8.3)-Rare
MTOR3 (6.3)-Approximately 7%
TSC23 (6.3)-Rare
PIK3CA2 (4.2)-Rare
BAP12 (4.2)-Approximately 10%
MET0 (0.0)0 (0.0)Rare (ccRCC)/approximately 13% (pRCC)
Table 3 Most frequent co-occurring somatic mutation pairs
Intersecting mutation pair
Number of patients (n)
VHL + PBRM16
VHL + SETD24
TP53 + KDM5C4
VHL + TSC13
PBRM1 + ATM3


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