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Table 2 Spiked MCF-7 cell recovery rates after enrichment from blood

From: Enrichment with anti-cytokeratin alone or combined with anti-EpCAM antibodies significantly increases the sensitivity for circulating tumor cell detection in metastatic breast cancer patients

Day repeat

Number of repeats

Recovery (%) mean ± SD

% CV

Day 1

3

74.9 ± 6.0

8.1

Day 2

5

80.6 ± 8.2

10.1

Day 3

8

79.9 ± 9.8

12.4

Total

16

78.9 ± 8.2

10.4

  1. SD, standard deviation; CV, coefficient of variation.
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Breast Cancer Research

ISSN: 1465-542X

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