| Method | Developer | Antibodies |
| Immunomagnetic assays: Positive Selection | ||
| Cell Search | Janssen Diagnostics | EpCAM-coated beads |
| Adna Test | AdnaGen (Langenhagen, Germany) | EpCAM, MUC-1 Mesothelin, molecular profiling |
| MACS Cell Separation technology | Miltenyi Bioteh (BergischGLadbach, Germany) | EpCAM, pan-CK |
| Dynabeads | Life Technologies | Monoclonal antibody BerEP4 |
| Cell Collector | Gilupi | Medical wire anti-EpCAM coated placed into the patient vein blood steam for 30 minutes. |
| Biofluidic CTC Detection System | Biofluidica | EpCAM coated Chip |
| Immunomagnetic assays: Negative Selection | ||
| CTC-Chip CTC-iChip | Daniel Haber and Mehmer Toner at Dana-Farber and Massachusetts General Hospital | EpCAM and CD45/citokeratin substraction |
| Based on CTCs biological and molecular features | ||
| Size | ||
| Size and deformability | ||
| Density | ||
| Physical properties | ||
| Others | ||