Skip to main content

Table 2 Characteristics of the CK20 positive patients and comparison of the two different antibodies used for immunomagnetic enrichment

From: Heterogeneous detection of circulating tumor cells in patients with colorectal cancer by immunomagnetic enrichment using different EpCAM-specific antibodies

Pat. No.

Diagnosis

TNM

UICC-Stage

BerEP4-Beads

KS 1/4-Beads

2

Rectal Cancer

T3 N2 M0

III

positive

negative

5

Left Colon Cancer

T2 N0 M0

I

negative

positive

9

Metachronous liver metastasis from Rectal Cancer

Tx Nx M1

IV

positive

negative

17

Right Colon Cancer

T3 N1 M0

III

positive

negative

22

Synchronous liver metastasis from Colon Cancer

T3 N2 M1

IV

negative

positive

23

Metachronous liver metastasis from Rectal Cancer

Tx Nx M1

IV

negative

positive

25

Right Colon Cancer

T4 N2 M0

III

positive

negative

28

Synchronous liver and bone metastasis from Colon Cancer

Tx Nx M1

IV

positive

negative

31

Rectal cancer

T1 N0 M0

I

negative

positive

32

Metachronous liver metastasis from Rectal Cancer

Tx Nx M1

IV

positive

negative

37

Metachronous liver metastasis from Rectal Cancer

Tx Nx M1

IV

negative

positive