Table 1.

Examples of evidence for minimal residual disease in different types of cancer

Cancer type*	Anatomical compartments where minimal residual disease has been detected‡	References
Breast	Bone marrow , blood, lymph node	3,127
Gastric	Bone marrow	80
Colon	Bone marrow, liver	128
Head and neck	Bone marrow, lymph node	129
Neuroblastoma	Bone marrow	130
Leukaemia	Bone marrow, blood	131,132
Lymphoma	Bone marrow, blood	132
Prostate	Bone marrow, blood	133-135
Pancreatic	Bone marrow, blood, lymph node, peritoneal cavity	136
Melanoma	Bone marrow, blood, lymph node	137,138
Non-small-cell lung	Bone marrow, lymph node	139
Soft tissue sarcoma	Multiple sites	140

^*This table is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of all cancers in which minimal residual disease has been detected but just provides some examples to illustrate the point that the phenomenon is widespread. Other cancers that are not listed here might also display minimal residual disease.

^‡Detection in these anatomical compartments does not necessarily indicate prognostic value. Other anatomical sites might have minimal residual disease but they might not have been routinely inspected.