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. 2022 Aug 25;24(4):358. doi: 10.3892/ol.2022.13478

Table II.

Popular targets in solid tumor treatment.

Tumor site/origin Potential therapeutic target for treatment
Skin GD2, VEGFR
Head and neck EGFR
Brain EGFRvIII, HER2, IL-13RA
Nerve cells GD2, PHOX2B
Lungs CEA, EGFR, HER2, MSLN, CLDN18, ROR, GD2
Breast GD2, EGFR, ROR, TEM8, HER2, MSLN
Stomach CEA, HER2, EpCAM, CLDN18, MSLN
Liver CEA, GPC3, HER2
Pancreas CEA, MSLN, MUC1, HER2, CLDN18, EGFR
Ovary CEA, MSLN, L1CAM, MUC16, CLDN18, PSCA
Kidney CAIX, VEGFR
Prostate PSMA, PSCA
Colon CEA, GUCY2C, CLDN18
Soft tissue GD2, HER2

GD2, diasialoganglioside 2; VEGFR, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; EGFRvIII, EGFR variant III; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; IL-13RA, interleukin-13RA; PHOX2B, paired-like homebox 2B; MSLN, mesothelin; CLDN18, claudin 18; ROR, tyrosine protein kinase transmembrane receptor; TEM8, tumor endothelial marker 8; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; EpCAM, epithelial cell adhesion molecule; GPC3, glycipan 3; MUC1, mucin; L1CAM, L1 cell adhesion molecule; PSCA, prostate stem cell antigen; CAIX, carbonic anhydrase IX; PSMA, prostate-specific membrane antigen; GUCY2C, guanylate cyclase 2C.