Table 4.

Association between EpCAM⁺ CTC and Treg/CD4⁺

		EpCAM mRNA + CTC(2-ΔΔCT)		P
		Low (<2.22)	High (≥2.22)
Treg/CD4+ (%)	<5.07	29	11	0.026*
	>5.07	3	6

p value of < 0.05 was considered statistically-significant