AUC	area under the curve
BCBM	breast cancer brain metastasis
CA19-9	cancer antigen 19-9
CEA	carcinoembryonic antigen
CI	confidence interval
CTC	circulating tumor cell
CTM	circulating tumor microembolies
DC	disease control
CA19-9	cancer antigen 19-9
CEA	carcinoembryonic antigen
CI	confidence interval
CTC	circulating tumor cell
CTM	circulating tumor microembolies
DC	disease control
DFS	disease-free survival
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMT	epithelial to mesenchymal transition
EpCAM	epithelial cell adhesion molecule
GC	gastric cancer
IHC	immunohistochemistry
HR	hazard ratio
MET	mesenchymal to epithelial cell transition
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MP1-MMP	membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase
OS	overall survival
ROC	receiver operating characteristic
WBC	white blood cell