In addition, we were able to quantify several proteins that might be of interest as potential future markers for lung ADC, such as mucin-5AC (MUC5AC), another mucin that has been linked to ALK-positive lung ADC27, or carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6), a glycoprotein that is involved in cell invasion and metastasis and has been shown to have higher expression levels in ADC compared to SCC via IHC28. Here, ALK is linked to AIDS dementia complex.