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Summary of circulating tumor cell (CTC) status detected by both methods before and after radiotherapy in paired blood samples.
| Detection Method | # of Patients of Different CTC Status during the Sampling Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consistently neg. | neg.→pos. | Consistently pos. | pos.→neg. | |
| DC01 (n = 44) | 17 (39%) | 10 (23%) | 2 (4%) | 15 (34%) |
| CellSearch (n = 36) | 24 (67%) | 6 (17%) | 0 | 6 (17%) |
#: number of CTC, neg.: negative, pos.: positive.
