Table 4 Prognostic impact of CDX2 expression and CRC subtypes, tumour budding and WHO grade in microsatellite subgroups of UICC Stage II/III CRCs.

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

UICC Stage II/III CRCs

 

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

   

0.261

 

0.05

 

0.009

 CDX2 expression

CDX2-low/absent

39 (7.4%)

100.53 (14.18)

 

108.11 (14.60)

 

96.84 (14.81)

 
 

CDX2-high

486 (92.6%)

133.55 (5.57)

 

160.71 (5.29)

 

154.04 (5.31)

 

Microsatellite status: MSI-high subcohort

   

0.069

 

0.170

 

0.125

 CDX2 expression

CDX2-low/absent

39 (32.8%)

114.33 (16.65)

 

157.33 (15.27)

 

148.10 (16.49)

 
 

CDX2-high

80 (67.2%)

140.79 (9.64)

 

164.17 (8.40)

 

162.96 (8.37)

 

Microsatellite status: MSS subcohort

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 Tumour budding activity

Bd1

265 (50.5%)

158.75 (6.60)

 

186.29 (5.56)

 

188.17 (4.99)

 
 

Bd2

160 (30.5%)

116.22 (8.96)

 

139.12 (9.16)

 

118.43 (9.27)

 
 

Bd3

100 (19%)

69.90 (7.50)

 

81.04 (8.54)

 

70.02 (8.45)

 

Microsatellite status: MSI-high subcohort

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 Tumour budding activity

Bd1

82 (68.9%)

153.20 (8.95)

 

182.55 (5.89)

 

177.94 (6.53)

 
 

Bd2

24 (20.2%)

110.77 (19.17)

 

146.80 (20.32)

 

148.86 (19.84)

 
 

Bd3

13 (10.9%)

38.85 (12.53)

 

32.52 (10.35)

 

26.74 (10.12)

 

Microsatellite status: MSS subcohort

   

0.021

 

0.001

 

<0.001

 WHO grade

Low grade

384 (73.1%)

132.22 (5.85)

 

160.30 (5.54)

 

154.36 (5.36)

 
 

High grade

141 (26.9%)

119.27 (9.16)

 

133.62 (9.48)

 

122.37 (9.77)

 

Microsatellite status: MSI-high subcohort

   

0.124

 

0.271

 

0.283

 WHO grade

Low grade

55 (46.2%)

153.56 (14.02)

 

175.68 (12.27)

 

176.71 (10.49)

 
 

High grade

64 (53.8%)

120.86 (10.93)

 

152.77 (10.20)

 

148.68 (10.62)

 

Microsatellite status: MSS subcohort

   

0.023

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 CRC subtypes

Adenocarcinoma NOS

355 (67.6%)

138.24 (6.45)

 

164.18 (6.08)

 

161.02 (5.94)

 
 

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

36 (6.8%)

107.63 (13.25)

 

130.72 (13.39)

 

121.12 (14.16)

 
 

Signet-ring cell carcinoma

5 (0.9%)

21.09 (8.17)

 

21.09 (8.17)

 

16.37 (7.42)

 
 

Medullary adenocarcinoma

4 (0.8%)

128.47 (22.01)

 

128.47 (22.01)

 

128.47 (22.01)

 
 

Micropapillary adenocarcinoma

69 (13.1%)

109.10 (13.00)

 

122.12 (13.54)

 

102.33 (13.50)

 
 

Serrated adenocarcinoma

47 (8.9%)

96.96 (11.43)

 

115.32 (11.76)

 

100.91 (11.57)

 
 

Adenoma-like adenocarcinoma

8 (1.5%)

133.30 (23.63)

 

133.30 (16.71)

 

133.30 (16.71)

 
 

MANEC/NEC

1 (0.2%)

21.67 (0.00)

 

21.67 (0.00)

 

10.00 (0.00)

 

Microsatellite status: MSI-high subcohort

   

0.131

 

0.002

 

0.010

 CRC subtypes

Adenocarcinoma NOS

47 (39.5%)

142.68 (14.62)

 

169.78 (13.12)

 

172.86 (11.70)

 
 

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

23 (19.3%)

107.05 (15.77)

 

127.18 (15.82)

 

119.86 (16.63)

 
 

Signet-ring cell carcinoma

2 (1.7%)

16.77 (0.00)

 

15.77 (0.00)

 

12.00 (0.00)

 
 

Medullary adenocarcinoma

28 (23.5%)

142.62 (14.86)

 

187.09 (7.40)

 

179.72 (10.08)

 
 

Micropapillary adenocarcinoma

5 (4.2%)

38.56 (14.61)

 

38.56 (14.61)

 

35.22 (16.06)

 
 

Serrated adenocarcinoma

9 (7.6%)

148.35 (19.38)

 

150.43 (17.01)

 

146.09 (21.28)

 
 

Adenoma-like adenocarcinoma

2 (1.6%)

70.37 (0.00)

 

70.37 (0.00)

 

70.37 (0.00)

 
 

MANEC/NEC

3 (2.5%)

38.46 (14.51)

 

38.46 (14.51)

 

38.46 (14.51)

 
  1. Bold values indicate statistical significance.