Table 2 Atypical circulating subpopulations a
From: Heterogeneous atypical cell populations are present in blood of metastatic breast cancer patients
Subpopulations | CD45-CK + EpCAM+ | CD45-CK + EpCAM− | CD45 + CK + EpCAM+ | CD45 + CK + EpCAM− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient samples (n = 32) | 33 (10.5 to 112.5) | 275 (110 to 877.5) | 89.5 (36 to 224.5) | 1,623 (163.5 to 3,725) |
Control (n = 5) | 0 (0 to 0.4) | 4.6 (2.3 to 6.7) | 5 (0.5 to 7.1) | 48.9 (7.4 to 402.1) |
P-values | 0.0008 | 0.0004 | 0.0007 | 0.03 |