We evaluated the clinicopathological and prognostic significance of serum p53 (s‐p53‐Abs) and serum NY‐ESO‐1 autoantibodies (s‐NY‐ESO‐1‐Abs) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), gastric cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The gene discussed is TP53; the disease is esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.