From: Association of preoperative EpCAM Circulating Tumor Cells and peripheral Treg cell levels with early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma following radical hepatic resection
EpCAM mRNA + CTC(2-ΔΔCT)
P
Low (<2.22)
High (≥2.22)
Treg/CD4+ (%)
<5.07
29
11
0.026*
>5.07
3
6