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Number of CTCs detected according to post-collection processing time.
| Patient | Cancer | Status at blood collection | CTC Numbers (7.5 mL blood) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <4 hour | 24 hours | 72 hours | |||
| 1 | Pancreatic cancer | Recurrent cancer receiving second-line treatment | 19 | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | Pancreatic cancer | Advanced cancer (treatment naïve) | 14 | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | Thyroid cancer | Preoperative (treatment naïve) | 10 | 15 | 11 |
| 4 | Small cell lung cancer | Progression after first-line treatment | 157 | 136 | 137 |
