Table 1.
The number of different CTC subsets with heterogeneous manifestations of EMT.
| EpCAM+ CK7− | EpCAM+ CK7+ | EpCAM− CK7+ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Snail– N-cadherin– Vimentin– | a | 7.05 (0.83–17.01) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–2 = 0.000 |
1.66 (0.00–5.39) p1–3 = 0.007 p2–3 = 0.000 |
| Snail– N-cadherin– Vimentin+ | b | 0.83 (0.00–1.66) p = 0.000 |
0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–2 = 0.000 p = 0.115 |
3.73 (0.83–7.07) p1–3 = 0.001 p2–3 = 0.000 p = 0.126 |
| Snail+ N-cadherin– Vimentin– | c | 0.00 (0.00–0.83) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–2 = 0.005 |
0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–3 = 0.091 p2–3 = 0.043 |
| Snail+ N-cadherin– Vimentin+ | d | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) p = 0.012 |
0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–2 = 0.117 p - no data |
0.41 (0.00–1.66) p1–3 = 0.002 p2–3 = 0.001 p = 0.021 |
| Snail– N-cadherin+ Vimentin– | e | 0.00 (0.00–0.83) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–2 = 0.008 |
0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–3 = 0.007 p2–3 = 0.248 |
| Snail– N-cadherin+ Vimentin+ | f | 0.00 (0.00–0.83) p = 0.139 |
0.00 (0.00–0.83) p1–2 = 0.529 p = 0.010 |
1.24 (0.00–4.56) p1–3 = 0.015 p2–3 = 0.001 p = 0.000 |
| Snail+ N-cadherin+ Vimentin– | g | 0.00 (0.00–0.83) | 0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–2 = 0.019 |
0.00 (0.00–0.00) p1–3 = 0.003 p2–3 = 0.201 |
| Snail+ N-cadherin+ Vimentin+ | h | 0.00 (0.00–0.41) p = 0.352 |
0.00 (0.00–1.66) p1–2 = 0.151 p = 0.002 |
0.00 (0.00–1.24) p1–3 = 0.130 p2–3 = 0.733 p = 0.005 |