Table 3 Prognostic impact of CDX2 expression and CRC subtypes, tumour budding and WHO grade in microsatellite subgroups of the overall cohort.

From: Loss of CDX2 in colorectal cancer is associated with histopathologic subtypes and microsatellite instability but is prognostically inferior to hematoxylin–eosin-based morphologic parameters from the WHO classification

Overall cohort

 

Overall, n (%)

Mean overall survival (SE)

P value

Mean disease-specific survival (SE)

P value

Mean disease-free survival (SE)

P value

Microsatellite status: MSS subcohort

   

0.012

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 CDX2 expression

CDX2-low/absent

63 (7.4%)

87.19 (11.32)

 

94.71 (11.69)

 

87.56 (11.85)

 
 

CDX2-high

786 (92.6%)

127.48 (4.42)

 

154.65 (4.16)

 

148.30 (4.21)

 

Microsatellite status: MSI-high subcohort

   

0.083

 

0.223

 

0.198

 CDX2 expression

CDX2-low/absent

39 (25.3%)

114.33 (16.65)

 

157.33 (15.27)

 

148.10 (16.49)

 
 

CDX2-high

115 (74.7%)

138.31 (8.11)

 

160 (7.32)

 

157.83 (7.40)

 

Microsatellite status: MSS subcohort

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 Tumour budding activity

Bd1

435 (51.2%)

159.06 (5.04)

 

190.86 (3.96)

 

190.31 (3.78)

 
 

Bd2

231 (27.2%)

108.09 (7.60)

 

128.72 (7.68)

 

108.26 (7.64)

 
 

Bd3

183 (21.6%)

49.29 (4.84)

 

57.00 (5.64)

 

49.40 (5.59)

 

Microsatellite status: MSI-high subcohort

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 Tumour budding activity

Bd1

110 (71.4%)

151.11 (7.80)

 

177.36 (5.81)

 

171.86 (6.43)

 
 

Bd2

30 (19.5%)

108.11 (17.08)

 

137.11 (18.46)

 

147.09 (17.60)

 
 

Bd3

14 (9.1%)

36.22 (11.87)

 

32.71 (10.37)

 

24.76 (9.53)

 

Microsatellite status: MSS subcohort

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 WHO grade

Low grade

602 (70.9%)

132.70 (4.67)

 

160.66 (4.30)

 

152.86 (4.33)

 
 

High grade

247 (29.1%)

96.98 (6.69)

 

112.11 (7.20)

 

106.25 (7.39)

 

Microsatellite status: MSI-high subcohort

   

0.128

 

0.166

 

0.201

 WHO grade

Low grade

83 (53.9%)

149.00 (11.18)

 

171.27 (10.30)

 

170.35 (9.75)

 
 

High grade

71 (46.1%)

120.51 (10.42)

 

149.05 (9.88)

 

145.30 (10.23)

 

Microsatellite status: MSS subcohort

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 CRC subtypes

Adenocarcinoma NOS

562 (66.2%)

134.61 (5.24)

 

162.19 (4.74)

 

156.13 (4.79)

 
 

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

55 (6.5%)

94.01 (10.93)

 

111.43 (11.65)

 

101.17 (11.96)

 
 

Signet-ring cell carcinoma

6 (0.7%)

15.13 (7.49)

 

15.13 (7.49)

 

12.34 (6.23)

 
 

Medullary adenocarcinoma

4 (0.5%)

129.68 (24.43)

 

129.68 (24.43)

 

128.47 (22.01)

 
 

Micropapillary adenocarcinoma

117 (13.8%)

79.68 (9.19)

 

89.14 (9.92)

 

77.00 (9.75)

 
 

Serrated adenocarcinoma

73 (8.6%)

113.79 (11.33)

 

137.73 (11.13)

 

133.81 (11.49)

 
 

Adenoma-like adenocarcinoma

28 (3.2%)

138.34 (13.24)

 

175.78 (6.57)

 

167.94 (9.68)

 
 

MANEC/NEC

4 (0.5%)

9.23 (4.90)

 

9.23 (4.90)

 

8.07 (3.25)

 

Microsatellite status: MSI-high subcohort

   

0.338

 

0.007

 

0.019

 CRC subtypes

Adenocarcinoma NOS

68 (44.2%)

145.93 (11.85)

 

169.73 (10.73)

 

172.25 (10.00)

 
 

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

28 (18.2%)

111.37 (15.54)

 

128.41 (15.68)

 

123.49 (15.84)

 
 

Signet-ring cell carcinoma

3 (1.9%)

82.13 (46.93)

 

82.13 (46.93)

 

80.25 (48.26)

 
 

Medullary adenocarcinoma

28 (18.2%)

142.62 (14.86)

 

187.09 (7.40)

 

179.72 (10.08)

 
 

Micropapillary adenocarcinoma

5 (3.2%)

38.56 (14.61)

 

38.56 (14.61)

 

35.22 (16.06)

 
 

Serrated adenocarcinoma

14 (9.1%)

132.57 (18.59)

 

140.75 (17.87)

 

120.05 (20.30)

 
 

Adenoma-like adenocarcinoma

5 (3.2%)

98.87 (26.65)

 

139.70 (28.49)

 

143.46 (29.84)

 
 

MANEC/NEC

3 (1.9%)

38.46 (14.52)

 

38.46 (14.52)

 

38.46 (14.51)

 
  1. Bold values indicate statistical significance.