showed a trendp = 0.086
E/M-CTC ≤ 1 showed a trend toward improved OS ( p = 0.086).
E/M-CTC ≤ 1 showed a trend toward improved OS ( p = 0.086).
In contrast, long-term responders (patient-2, patient-12, patient-14, patient-17) showed dynamics dominated by M-CTCs changes, with a decreasing trend in M-CTCs proportion during the treatment response phase and an increase upon disease progression (Fig. 3 B).
Moreover, as compared to patients with higher E/M-CTCs levels, those with E/M-CTCs ≤ 1 exhibited a favorable trend toward improved overall survival (OS), though not statistically significant ( p = 0.086) (Fig. 4 D).