Table 5.
Review of 16 published studies of CTC before and after surgery therapy
| Author | Year | N | Detection rate preoperatively | Time interval after surgery | Detection rate postoperatively |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Y et al. [2] | 2017 | 286 | 62/286(22%) | 3d | 81/286(28%) |
| Maltoni R et al. [18] | 2015 | 48 | 13/48(27%) | Immediately | 9/43(21%) |
| Pierga JY et al. [19] | 2015 | 42 | 3/42(7%) | 3-4w | 5/38(13%) |
| van Dalum G et al. [4] | 2015 | 403 | 75/403(19%) | 1w | 66/367(18%) |
| Banys M et al. [20] | 2012 | 209 | 26/209(12%) | 2-3d | 34/209(16%) |
| Daskalakis M et al. [7] | 2011 | 104 | 2/104(2%) | Immediately | 4/104(4%) |
| Sandri MT et al. [21] | 2010 | 56 | 16/56(29%) | 5d | 14/47(30%) |
| Biggers B et al. [22] | 2009 | 41 | 10/41(24%) | 14d | 9/30(30%) |
| Thepjatri N et al. [23] | 2008 | 30 | 10/30(33%) | 14d | 8/22(36%) |
| Krawczyk N et al. [24] | 2008 | 130 | 17/130(13%) | Immediately | 22/130(17%) |
| Ismail MS et al. [25] | 2004 | 41 | 20/41(49%) | Immediately | 24/41(59%) |
| Hu XC et al. [6] | 2003 | 49 | 4/49(8%) | 1d | 10/49(20%) |
| Galan M et al. [26] | 2002 | 59 | 4/59(7%) | 1d | 10/59(17%) |
| Krag DN et al. [8] | 1999 | 21 | 18/19(95%) | 2 h | 15/18(83%) |
| Choy A et al. [27] | 1996 | 18 | 1/18(5%) | Immediately | 6/18(33%) |
| McCulloch P et al. [28] | 1995 | 16 | 1/16(6%) | Immediately | 6/16(38%) |