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Table 1 Spiked MCF-7 cell recovery rates in EDTA and CellSave tubes

From: Enrichment with anti-cytokeratin alone or combined with anti-EpCAM antibodies significantly increases the sensitivity for circulating tumor cell detection in metastatic breast cancer patients

 

At 4°C

At room temperature

 

0 to 4 hrs

24 hrs

48 hrs

72 hrs

0 to 4 hrs

24 hrs

48 hrs

72 hrs

EDTA tube

63 ± 2

75 ± 1

73 ± 5

69 ± 7

51 ± 17

37 ± 1

29 ± 12

9 ± 5

CellSave tube

75 ± 12

61 ± 22

57 ± 9

70 ± 10

71 ± 9

59 ± 15

49 ± 3

39 ± 13

  1. Results shown as mean ± standard deviation.