TNFSF10 and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: In our study, 23 proteins, namely, ANXA1, hK8, CDKN1A, ABL1, SCAMP3, EGF, LYN, MetAP2, KLK13, ADAMTS15, hK14, VIM, TXLNA, GPC1, RSPO3, hK11, TRAIL, X5NT, CPE, FADD, TGFR2, SEZ6L and CD160, showed potential diagnostic utility for distinguishing early ESCC from controls and their serum levels showed a significant dose-response relationship with ESCC stages.