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Table 3 Number of BM samples positive for DTC markers

From: Prognostic value of disseminated tumor cells in unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a prospective observational study

Marker

Positive samples pre-treatment (%)

Positive samples in treatment (%)

Positive samples in total (%)

CEACAM5

1 (2)

4 (16)

5 (7)

EPCAM

2 (4)

1 (4)

3 (4)

KRT7

3 (6)

1 (4)

4 (5)

KRT8

5 (10)

0 (0)

5 (7)

KRT18

2 (4)

0 (0)

2 (3)

KRT19

2 (4)

2 (8)

4 (5)

SNAI2

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

SPINK1

7 (15)

0 (0)

7 (10)

ZEB1

15 (31)

5 (20)

20 (27)

At least one marker

27 (56)

12 (48)

39 (53)

At least two markers

7 (15)

1 (4)

8 (11)

At least three markers

1 (2)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Epithelial multimarker

15 (31)

8 (32)

23 (32)

Total number of samples

48

25

73