Table 1 Tumor-initiating capacity of candidate prostate CSCs.

From: Chemosensitization of prostate cancer stem cells in mice by angiogenin and plexin-B2 inhibitors

Number of cells

Tumor-bearing mice/total mice

PC3 CSC1

PC3 CSC2

DU145 CSC

LNCaP CSC

1

2/8

0/8

6/8

6/8

10

3/10

0/8

NA

NA

100

10/10

3/10

8/8

8/8

1000

10/10

10/10

NA

NA

5000

8/8

8/8

NA

NA

  1. CSCs of PC3, DU145, LNCaP ranging from 1 to 5,000 cells were inoculated in NSG mice (n = 8–10). Tumors were examined 3 months post inoculation
  2. NA not assayed