Table 2. Summary of results for CTC detection in all sample groups.
CTC positive | Cells per ml blood | ||||
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Sample group | n | n (%) | Range | Mean | Median |
Colorectal | 25 | 23 (92) | 0–10.2 | 1.96 | 0.9 |
Prostate | 10 | 10 (100) | 0.3–9.4 | 3.99 | 3.6 |
Ovarian | 4 | 4 (100) | 0.5–1.9 | 0.98 | 0.75 |
Elevated PSA/NEM | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 0–1.7 | 0.64 | 0 |
Healthy controls | 11 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Abbreviations: PSA=prostate specific antigen; NEM=no evidence of malignancy upon biopsy.