Table 2.

Specimen Adequacy

Specimen Type Optimal* (20 slides) Adequate† (1-19 slides)Inadequate Total
No. % No.% No. %
Bone marrow  130  77  29  17 9  5  168  
Baseline peripheral blood  63  35  103 57  15  8  181  
Treatment blood  509  75  144 21  27  4  680  
Leukapheresis  627  89  59 8  15  2  701  
Total  1,329  77  335  19 66  4  1,730 
Specimen Type Optimal* (20 slides) Adequate† (1-19 slides)Inadequate Total
No. % No.% No. %
Bone marrow  130  77  29  17 9  5  168  
Baseline peripheral blood  63  35  103 57  15  8  181  
Treatment blood  509  75  144 21  27  4  680  
Leukapheresis  627  89  59 8  15  2  701  
Total  1,329  77  335  19 66  4  1,730 
*

Sensitivity = 1.4 tumor cells/106 hematopoietic cells.

†

Sensitivity = 1.5 to 11.3 tumor cells/106 hematopoietic cells.

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