Table 2 PCR-positive assays in serially-taken peripheral blood samples.
AJCC STAGE (patients) | PCR-positive assays | No. of PDs (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 0 (%) | 1 (%) | 2 (%) | 3 (%) | 4 (%) | 5 (%) | Â |
I (72) | 6 (8) | 30 (42) | 22 (31) | 9 (12) | 4 (6) | 1 (1) | 12 (17) |
IA (50) | 3 (6) | 21 (42) | 15 (30) | 7 (14) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | 8 (16) |
IB (22) | 3 (14) | 9 (41) | 7 (32) | 2 (9) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 4 (18) |
II (49) | 4 (8) | 10 (20) | 19 (39) | 12 (25) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 17 (35) |
IIA (36) | 2 (5.5) | 8 (22) | 14 (39) | 9 (25) | 2 (5.5) | 1 (3) | 11 (31) |
IIB-IIC (13) | 2 (15) | 2 (15) | 5 (39) | 3 (23) | 0 (0) | 1 (8) | 6 (46) |
III (28) | 4 (14) | 6 (21) | 8 (29) | 6 (21) | 3 (11) | 1 (4) | 20 (71) |
TOTAL (149) | 14 (9) | 46 (31) | 49 (33) | 27 (18) | 9 (6) | 4 (3) | 49 (33) |