Table 1

Different types of samples collected from respective patients

SampleTumorNormalLymph node 1Lymph node 2Lymph node 3SpleenPBMC portalPBMC presurgeryPBMC postsurgeryPBMC 1 year postsurgery
ISPIC1+++++++
ISPIC5++++++++
ISPIC12+++++
ISPIC17+++++++
ISPIC18+++++++
ISPIC20++++++
ISPIC21++++
ISPIC22+++++++
ISPIC23++++++
ISPIC24+++++
ISPIC26+++++++
  • Lymph node 1, arteria hepatica; lymph node 2, ligamentum hepatoduodenale; lymph node 3, aortacaval.

  • PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells.