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However, microscopically counting ATL cells based on morphology requires experience and tends to be inaccurate due to the rarity of ATL.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Based on our research showing that acute-type ATL cells are specifically enriched in the CD4+\/CD7- (CD7N) fraction, a new analytical method to accurately quantify ATL cells was established using an internal bead standard and simple four-color flow cytometry. This method was verified by comparison with microscopic examination of 49 peripheral blood samples and used to follow up patients.<\/jats:p><jats:p>A strong correlation was observed between the number of CD7N cells measured by flow cytometry and the number of abnormal lymphocytes measured microscopically by experienced technicians [Pearson\u2019s R, 0.963; Spearman\u2019s rho, 0.921; intercorrelation coefficient, 0.962]. The linear regression coefficient was close to 1 (\u03b2=1.013). Our method could detect 1 cell\/\u03bcL, and the limit of quantitation was between 2.9 and 9.8 cells\/\u03bcL. The frequency of CD7N cells among CD4+ cells changed during chemotherapy, which reflected differences between chemosensitive and chemoresistant cases. Kaplan-Meier analysis with a log-rank test showed that patients with decreased CD7N proportion after chemotherapy had significantly longer disease-specific survival (p=0.003).<\/jats:p><jats:p>Our newly established method quantified tumor cells in patients with acute-type ATL. 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