The invention relates to a method for measuring the number of circulating epithelial
tumor cells in blood. The method comprises the following steps that A, a blood sample of a
test item is obtained from a
test object, wherein the sample is
anticoagulant whole blood possibly containing the epithelial
tumor cells; B, negative enrichment is performed to remove non-target cells in the blood sample, and the non-target cells include red blood cells and most white blood cells; C, the enriched blood sample is mixed with a fluorescently-labeled
antibody, and incubation is performed, so that target cells and a fluorescent
antibody are sufficiently combined; D, an anti-fall
glass sheet is coated with fluorescently-labeled
cell suspension, still standing is performed for a moment, and observation is performed under a
fluorescence microscope for analyzing samples, so that the existence and the number of the circulating epithelial
tumor cells are determined; E, the observed target cells are stored as direct visual images. Compared with the prior art, the method has the beneficial effect that detection is favorable for tumor early-stage diagnosis, transfer and recurrence monitoring,
curative effect and prognosis evaluation,
drug-
resistance monitoring, individual treatment guide and the like.