| Reference | Sampling | Marker | No. patients | Detection rate (%) | Follow-up (mth) | Disease free survival | Overall survival | ||
| Univ | Multiv | Univ | Multiv | ||||||
| Redding 198379 | Smear | MUC | 110 | 28 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Manegold 198880 | Biopsy | CK/PKK1 | 50 | 8 | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Smear | |||||||||
| Landys 199881 | Biopsy | CK/AE1–AE3, KL1, CAM 5-2 | 128 | 19 | 240 | NA | NA | Yes | NA |
| Salvadori 199082 | Biopsy | CK/MBr1 | 121 | 16.5 | 48 | No | No | NA | NA |
| Mathieu 199083 | Biopsy | MUC/EMA, HMFG2 | 93 | 1 | No | No | No | No | |
| CK/KL1, AE1–AE3, CAM5-2 | |||||||||
| Kirk 199084 | Smear | MUC/anti-milk fat globulin LICR.LON.M8.4 | 25 | 48 | 34 | No | NA | NA | NA |
| Singletary 199185 | Smear | CK/AE1, AE3, MAK-6 | 71 | 38 | 11 | No | No | No | No |
| MUC/113F1, 260F9, 317G5 | |||||||||
| Cote 199186 | Smear | MUC/C26, T16 | 49 | 36.7 | 30 | Yes | Yes | NA | Na |
| CK/AE-1 | |||||||||
| Schlimok 199287 | Cytospin | CK18/CK2 | 187 | 18 | 39 | Yes | Yes | NA | NA |
| Harbeck 199488 | Smear | CK | 100 | 38 | 34 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| MUC/EMA | |||||||||
| Ménard 199489 | Cytospin | CK/MBr1, MBr8, CK18/CK2, MUC1 | 197 | 31 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Molino 199790 | Cytospin | CK/MBr1, MBr8, MOV8, MOV16 MluC1 | 109 | 31 | 36 | No | No | No | No |
| Funke 199691 | Cytospin | CK18/CK2 | 234 | 38 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Diel 199692 93 | Smear | MUC/TAG12 (2E11) | 727 | 43.3 | 78 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mansi 199912 94 | Smear | EMA | 350 | 25.4 | 150 | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Lyda 200095 | Biopsy | CK/AE1–AE3, 35βH11 CAM 5-2 | 54 | 31 | 38 | Yes | NA | NA | NA |
| Untch 199996 | Cytospin | CK18/CK2 | 581 | 28 | No | No | No | No | |
| Braun 200011 | Cytospin | CK/CK8,18,19 (A45 B/B3) | 552 | 36 | 36 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gerber 200120 | Cytospin | CK/CK8,18,19 (5D3) | 554 | 37 | 54 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Gebauer200121 | Smear | CK, MUC/EMA | 396 | 42 | 75 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kasimir-Bauer 200197 | Cytospin | CK/CK8,18,19 (A45 B/B3) | 128 | 34 | 24 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Naume 20045 | Cytospin | CK/AE1/AE3 | 819 | 13 | 49 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Braun 20051 | Various | Various | 4703 | 30.6 | 63 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bidard 20078 | Cytospin | CK/CK8,18,19 (A45 B/B3) | 621 | 15 | 50 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CK, cytokeratin; Muc, mucin; EMA, epithelial membrane antigen; NA, not available.