Table 2. Number of different CTC subpopulations in the 28 blood samples obtained from metastatic breast cancer patients.
| No. | Total CTCs | E+ CTCs | E+/M+ CTCs | M+CTCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 73 | 19 | 20 | 34 |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | 79 | 48 | 19 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | 104 | 47 | 30 | 27 |
| 18 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | 85 | 18 | 25 | 42 |
| 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 18 |
| 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |