| CTC | circulating tumor cell |
| EMT | epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression free survival |
| ICC | immuno-cyto-chemistry |
| DAPI, 4′ | 6-diamidino-2-phénylindole |
| CK | cytokeratin |
| CD45 | cluster of differentiation 45 |
| CTCs | circulating tumor cells |
| ISET | isolation by size of epithelial tumor cells |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |