Review Article

Immunotherapy: Newer Therapeutic Armamentarium against Cancer Stem Cells

Table 1

CSC Markers in different cancers.

Cancer typeCSC markers reviewed in [1, 3, 68]
Positive markersNegative markers

LeukemiaCD34, CD96, ALDH, CD47, CD44, CD123, TIM-3, CD32, CD25, CLL-1CD38
ProstateABCG2, ALDH, CD44, α2β1, CXCR4, CD133, NANOG, TRA-1-60, CD151, CD 166PSA, CK18,
BladderCD44, CK5, CD44v6, 67LR, CK17, ALDH, SOX2CK20, EMA, CD66c,
BreastCD44, PKH26, CD49f, ALDH, CD133, CD90CD24
LungCD133, ALDH, CD117/c-kit, OCT4, NANOG, CD44, TPBG/5 T4, CD166, CD44, EpCAM
PancreaticCD44v6, α6β4, TSPAN8, CXCR4, CD44, CD24, ESA, c-Met, ALDH, CD133,
GlioblastomaCD133, ABCG2, SSEA-1, SOX2, BMI1, MUSASHI1, NESTIN, OLIG2, CD49f, A2B5, L1CAM, EGFR, CD44, ID1, MYC, ALDH
OvarianALDH, CD44, CD117/c-kit, CD44, MyD88, CD24, CD133, CXCR4
ColonCD133, EpCAM, CD44, CD166, ALDH, LGR5, ABCB5
LiverCD133, ALDH, EpCAM, CD90, CD44, CD13, SALL4CD45