Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Oncol. May 24, 2025; 16(5): 101762
Published online May 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i5.101762
Table 2 Relationship between interstitial circulating tumor cells and the efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer, n (%)

I-CTCs negative (n = 9)
I-CTCs positive (n = 7)
χ2
P value
Chemotherapy regimens
SOX7 (53.8)6 (46.2)
XELOX2 (66.7)1 (33.3)0.1630.687
Chemotherapy efficacy
DC8 (80)2 (20)
PD1 (16.7)5 (83.3)6.1120.013