Table 3. Percentage of EpCAM+CK+CD45− CTC that can be recovered for various size cutoffs.
| Size (µm) | Breast | Colorectal | Prostate |
| 8 | 92 | 87 | 84 |
| 10 | 77 | 61 | 58 |
| 12 | 60 | 36 | 34 |
| 14 | 41 | 19 | 16 |
| 16 | 23 | 9 | 7 |
Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.