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. 2021 Jan 13;14(1):60. doi: 10.3390/ph14010060

Table 1.

Putative cancer stem cell markers for tumors of diverse histological origin.

Tumor Markers References
Acute Myeloid Leukemia CD34+/CD38 [6,21]
Breast CD44high/CD24low [20]
Ovary CD24+, CD133+, CXCR4+ [25,42]
Ewing’s Sarcoma CD133+ [29]
Lung CD133+, CD90+ [43]
Prostate CD44+/α2β1integrinhigh/CD133+ [44]
Colorectal CD44+, CD133+, CD166+, Lgr5+, EpCAM+ [45]
Pancreas CD44+, CD24+, EpCAM+ [46]
Brain CD90+, CD133+ [47,48]
Melanoma CD271+ [49]

Putative cancer stem cells may be identified by surface markers dependent on the histological origin of the tumor. CD: Complex of Differentiation; CXCR4: C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4; EpCam: Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule; Lgr5: Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5.