摘要:
The present invention provides methods for diagnosing lung cancer in a subject comprising (a) generating circulating tumor cell (CTC) data from a blood sample obtained from the subject based on a direct analysis comprising immunofluorescent staining and morphological characteristics of nucleated cells in the sample, wherein CTCs are identified in context of surrounding nucleated cells based on a combination of the immunofluorescent staining and morphological characteristics; (b) obtaining clinical data for the subject; (c) combining the CTC data with the clinical data to diagnose lung cancer in the subject.