Table 1.
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.