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Table 1 Correlation of CTCs and immunohistochemical subtypes of breast cancer in subgroup analysis by pTNM stage

From: Association between the spread of circulating tumor cells and breast cancer subtypes

 

Luminal subtype

HER2-positive subtype

Triple-negative subtype

 

pTNM stage

CTC-positive cases

Total cases

CTC-positive cases

Total cases

CTC-positive cases

Total cases

P a

I

2

23

1

6

4

10

0.0207b

II

7

38

5

10

8

18

0.0478

III

8

28

6

9

9

14

0.0324

  1. aPearson's χ2 test. bFisher's exact test. CTC, circulating tumor cell.
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Breast Cancer Research

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