From: Establishment and characterization of a patient-derived circulating lung tumor cell line in vitro and in vivo
Stage
No. of cases (n)
CTC count (mean ± SD)
95% CI
rs
P-value
I
26
49.46 ± 13.34
26.04–80.81
− 0.25
0.015
II
17
23.53 ± 13.32
5.28–52.53
III
16
29.88 ± 13.66
6.29–58.37
IV
30
14.63 ± 4.38
8.42–23.50