Table 2 Sensitivity of telomerase activity and peritoneal cytology for GI cancers.
Cancer type | Colon n = 5 | Esophageal n = 8 | Gastric n = 7 | Pancreatic n = 7 | Others n = 5 | All cancers n = 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive telomerase activity | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Positive peritoneal cytology | (5 of 5) 0% | (8 of 8) 0% | (7 of 7) 33.30% | (7 of 7) 16.70% | (5 of 5) 0% | (32of 32) 10.70% |
| Â | (0 of 1) | (0 of 8) | (2 of 6) | (1 of 6) | (0 of 5) | (3 of 28) |