Table 1. CTC recovery efficiency and average cell diameter.
Cell line | Origin | Average cell diameter (µm) | Recovery efficiency (%) |
A549 | NSCLC | 17.3 | 98±3 |
HCC827 | NSCLC | 19.6 | 99±6 |
NCI-H358 | NSCLC | 18.1 | 100±6 |
NCI-H441 | NSCLC | 20.6 | 98±8 |
PC-14 | NSCLC | 19.5 | 97±2 |
DMS79 | SCLC | 14.1 | 76±1 |
NCI-H69 | SCLC | 12.5 | 68±2 |
NCI-H82 | SCLC | 13.5 | 80±4 |
Cells were spiked into 1 mL of normal blood and recovered using the MCA system.