Table 1 Patients with a confirmed cancer diagnosis in the DOC cohort

From: Multi-cancer detection of circulating tumor cells by targeting oncofetal chondroitin sulfate

Cancer diagnosis

Tumor classification

# of CTCs

 

Tumor stage

Lymph node metastasis

Distant metastasis

 

Prostate

I

No

No

>1000

Prostate

II

No

No

0

Prostate

II

No

No

0

Prostate

IV

Yes

Yes

1

Colorectal (c.colon)

IV

Yes

Yes

47

Colorectal (c.rectum)

III

Yes

No

0

Colorectal (c.cecum)

IV

Yes

Yes

1

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

1 A/B

NA

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

3 A/B

NA

Lymphoma

4 A/B

NA

Multiple myeloma

ISS2

37

  1. Each row represents individual patients. AJJC cancer staging was used for solid tumors (carcinomas), R-ISS staging was used for multiple myeloma, and Lugano staging was used for lymphomas. 4 mL of blood was used for CTC detection. NA non-applicable.