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. 2018 Mar 5;22(1A):73–80. doi: 10.5114/wo.2018.73892

Table 1.

List of CAR targets in haematological and solid tumor

I. Haematological tumor CAR targets
Target Gene Description
BCMA TNFRSF17 TNF receptor superfamily member 17\B-cell maturation protein
CD123 IL3RA interleukin 3 receptor subunit α\CD123 antigen
CD138 SDC1 syndecan 1
CD19 CD19 CD19 molecule
CD20 MS4A1 membrane spanning 4-domains A1
CD22 CD22 SIGLEC2
CD38 CD38 CD38 molecule
CD5 CD5 lymphocyte antigen T1/Leu-1
Ig κ chain IgK immunoglobulin κ locus
LeY FUT3 fucosyltransferase 3 (Lewis Blood Group)
NKG2D ligand NKG2D killer cell lectin like receptor K1/CD314
ROR1 ROR1 receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1
WT1 WT1 Wilms’ tumour antigen 1
II. Solid tumour CAR targets
Target Gene Description
C-Met MET MET proto-oncogene
CAIX CA9 carbonic anhydrase 9
CD133 PROM1 prominin 1
CD171 L1CAM L1 cell adhesion molecule
CD70 CD70 tumour necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 7
CEA CEACAM5 carcinoembryonic antigen related cell adhesion molecule 5
EGFR EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
EGFR vIII EGFRVIII epidermal growth factor receptor variant 3
Ep-CAM EPCAM epithelial cell adhesion molecule
EphA2 EPHA2 EPH receptor A2
FAP FAP fibroblast activation protein α
GD2 disialoganglioside
GPC3 GPC3 glypican 3
HER2 ERBB2 Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2
HPV16-E6 HPV E6 human papillomavirus E6 protein
IL13Ra2 IL13RA2 interleukin 13 receptor subunit α2
LeY FUT3 fucosyltransferase 3 (Lewis Blood Group)
MAGEA3 MAGEA3 MAGE family member A3
MAGEA4 MAGEA4 MAGE family member A4
MART1 MLANA melan-A
Mesothlin MSLN mesothelin
MUC1 MUC1 mucin 1, cell surface associated
MUC16 MUC16 mucin 16, cell surface associated
NY-ESO-1 CTAG1B cancer/testis antigen 1B
PD-L1 CD274 CD274 molecule
PSCA PSCA prostate stem cell antigen
PSMA FOLH1 folate hydrolase 1
ROR1 ROR1 receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1
VEGFR2 KDR kinase insert domain receptor/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2