Increased CD90 and vimentin levels were detected during epithelial to mesenchymal transition of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells [25] and CD90 protein expression by SCCOHT-1 and BIN-67 cells was in contrast to little if any detectable CD90 in NIH:OVCAR-3 and SK-OV-3 cells (Suppl. Here, THY1 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.