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                2018  CellSearch   73 HCC patients  Spatial heterogeneity of   Multi-vascular measurement of   ●●●○  [27]
                                             phenotypic and molecular  CTCs facilitates precise prediction of   Moderate
                                             characteristics of CTCs  postoperative relapse or metastasis
                                                                pattern; profound spatial heterogeneity
                                                                in cellular distribution and biological
                                                                features of CTCs during circulation
                2018  CellSearch   139 HCC patients Prognostic significance of   Both CTC detection incidence and mean  ●●○○  [79]
                                             CTCs and effect of liver   CTC counts increased postoperatively;   Low
                                             resection on CTCs  increased postoperative CTC numbers
                                                                were associated with a worse prognosis
                2018  CellSearch   97 HCC patients  Prognostic significance of   High EpCAM-positive CTC count   ●●○○  [81]
                                             CTCs in predicting survival  predicts poor survival of patients   Low
                                             outcomes of patients with  with unresectable HCC treated with
                                             unresectable HCC treated  chemoembolization
                                             with TACE
                2018  qRT-PCR-  445 HCC patients Clinical value of CTCs with  CTC panel may be a useful tool in HCC   ●●●○  [63]
                     based                   stem-like phenotypes for   diagnosis, risk prediction, and treatment  Moderate
                     platform                diagnosis, prognosis, and   response monitoring
                                             surveillance in HBV-related
                                             HCC
                2018  CanPatrol   165 HCC patients Prognostic significance of   Presence of mesenchymal CTCs   ●●●○  [89]
                     platform                EMT phenotypes of CTCs   predicted the shortest relapse-free   Moderate
                                             after surgical resection  survival
                                                                   +
                2018  CanPatrol   80 HCC patients  Relationship between   Twist CTCs were closely correlated with  ●●○○  [90]
                     platform                expression of Twist in   the rate of metastasis or recurrence and  Low
                                             CTCs and HCC clinical   the mortality rate in HCC
                                             parameters
                2018  CanPatrol   42 HCC patients  Prognostic significance of   Unfavorable changes after surgery   ●●○○  [91]
                     platform                the change of CTC numbers  in CTC counts may be independent   Low
                                             in tumor recurrence and   prognostic indicators for PFS in patients
                                             metastasis after surgical   with HBV-related HCC
                                             resection
                2018  CanPatrol   62 HCC patients  Relationship between   HCC patients with positive   ●○○○  [93]
                     platform                postoperative circulating   postoperative peripheral mesenchymal   Very Low
                                             tumor cells subtypes and   CTCs had a higher risk of early
                                             HCC recurrence     recurrence
                2018  CanPatrol   112 HCC patients  Prognostic significance of   CTCs were highly correlated with HCC   ●●●○  [94]
                     platform                EMT phenotypes of CTCs   characteristics, representing a novel   Moderate
                                             after surgical resection  marker for early diagnosis and early
                                                                recurrence prediction
                2018  CanPatrol   47 HCC patients  Prognostic significance of   CTC levels and subtypes were not   ●○○○  [96]
                     platform                EMT phenotypes of CTCs in predictive of HCC recurrence following   Very Low
                                             HCC patients treated with  liver transplantation
                                             liver transplantation
                2018  iFISH platform 30 HCC patients  Prognostic significance   iFISH-CTC ≥ 5 may be a good prognostic  ●○○○  [97]
                                             of CTCs in HCC patients   indicator for patients with HCC   Very Low
                                             treated with liver   undergoing liver transplantation
                                             transplantation
                2018  Flow     43 patients with   Effect of percutaneous   Liver tumor ablation might increase the   ●○○○  [103]
                     cytometric   liver malignant   radiofrequency ablation on  level of mesenchymal phenotype CTCs  Very Low
                     analysis  tumor         CTCs
                2018  Flow     HCC orthotopic   Monitor CTC dynamics   EGFR inhibitor application may   ●○○○  [108]
                     cytometry  metastatic tumor  following transcatheter   reduce circulating cancer cells during   Very Low
                               model (mouse)  arterial embolization  transcatheter arterial embolization and
                                                                improve the therapeutic outcomes for
                                                                advanced HCC
                2019  CanPatrol   113 HCC patients  Diagnostic value of different Total CTCs were more effective than   ●●○○  [92]
                     platform                EMT phenotypes of CTC in  AFP in the diagnosis of HCC; combined   Low
                                             HCC                use of total CTCs and AFP can enhance
                                                                the sensitivity of HCC diagnosis
                2019  CanPatrol   256 HCC patients Prognostic significance of   CTC count and EMT classification were   ●○○○  [95]
                     platform                EMT phenotypes of CTCs   not correlated with clinical stages or   Very Low
                                             after surgical resection  predictive of HCC recurrence
                2019  Tapered slit   105 HCC patients Monitor CTC before   Count of ΔCTC is predictive of   ●●○○  [100]
                     filter platform         and after surgery and its   recurrence in patients with early HCC   Low
                                             association with clinical   undergoing surgery
                                             outcomes in early-stage
                                             HCC
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