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™