Table 3

Method comparison for circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection from blood samples of breast cancer patients
Patient ID
 22
 76
 77
 37
 39
 60
 16
 45
 53
 56
 52
 47
 17
 48
 54
 59
 74
 35
 46
 14
 19
 18
 78
 68
 64
 20
 21
CTC# (CellSearch™)
 1
 F*
 F*
 0
 0
 0
 2
 0
 0
 2
 3
 7
 0
 0
 0
 1
 1
 2
 0
 4
 12
 0
 F*
 21
 25
 143
 270
CTC # (Ariol®)
 0
 0
 0
 1
 1
 1
 1
 2
 2
 2
 2
 2
 3
 3
 3
 3
 3
 3
 4
 8
 9
 11
 26
 27
 29
 164
 571

F* Assay failed by Quest CellSearch™

Deng et al. Breast Cancer Research 2008 10:R69   doi:10.1186/bcr2131

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