Among the 14 lectins exhibiting increased NFIs in adenocarcinoma groups compared to control group, 11 lectins, e.g. the Fucα1-6GlcNAc (core fucose) binder AAL, the GlcNAc and αGal binder GSL-I, and the terminal GalNAc binder SBA, showed significantly increased NFIs in Stage I/II, Stage III and Stage IV adenocarcinoma groups. This evidence concerns the gene CTSA and adenocarcinoma.