Table 1

Cancer type and specific marker for cancer stem cell populations

S. No

Cancer type

Markers for CSC population

References

1.

Brain Tumors

CD133⁺

[23]

2.

Breast Cancer

CD24^-/low/CD44⁺/ESA⁺

[5]

3.

Ovarian Cancer

CD133⁺/Side population (SP)/CD44⁺, CD117⁺

[25,27,59]

4.

Lung Cancer

CD133⁺

[15]

5.

Prostate Cancer

CD44⁺/α2β1^high/CD133⁺

[14]

6.

Pancreatic Cancer

CD44⁺/CD24⁺/ESA/CD133⁺

[16,18]

7.

Hepatocellular Cancer

CD133⁺

[24,26]

8.

Hematological Malignancies

CD34⁺/CD38^-

[17]

9.

Colon Cancer

CD133⁺/CD44⁺/Lin^-/ESA⁺

[22,28,44]

10.

Head and Neck Cancer

CD44⁺

[21]

Ponnusamy and Batra Journal of Ovarian Research 2008 1:4   doi:10.1186/1757-2215-1-4