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Table 1 Clinicopathologic features of CRC patients by tumor location

From: A novel DNA methylation panel accurately detects colorectal cancer independently of molecular pathway

Characteristic

Total (n = 214)

Colon (n = 110)

Rectum (n = 104)

Age (years) mean (range)

60.35 (25–80)

60.82 (25–80)

59.80 (31–80)

Gender

 Female

74 (34.6%)

42 (38.2%)

32 (30.8%)

 Male

140 (65.4%)

68 (61.8%)

72 (69.2%)

Stage

 I/II

52 (24.3%)

24 (21.8%)

28 (26.9%)

 III

52 (24.3%)

20 (18.2%)

32 (30.8%)

 IV

108 (50.5%)

64 (58.2%)

44 (42.3%)

 Unknown

2 (0.9%)

2 (1.8%)

Tumor differentiation

 Well

4 (1.9%)

1 (0.9%)

3 (2.9%)

 Moderate

123 (57.5%)

79 (71.8%)

44 (42.3%)

 Poor

5 (2.3%)

4 (3.6%)

1 (1.0%)

 Not assessable

82 (38.3%)

26 (23.6%)

56 (53.8%)

KRAS mutation status

 Wildtype

116 (54.2%)

60 (54.5%)

56 (53.9%)

 Mutated

84 (39.3%)

46 (41.8%)

38 (36.5%)

 Not available

14 (6.5%)

4 (3.6%)

10 (9.6%)

MSI

 MSI-H

8 (3.7%)

8 (7.3%)

0 (0%)

 MSI-L/MSS

206 (96.3%)

102 (92.7%)

104 (100%)

CIMP

 CIMP-positive

18 (8.5%)

6 (5.6%)

12 (11.5%)

 CIMP-negative

193 (91.5%)

101 (94.4%)

92 (88.5%)

Neoadjuvant treatment

 Yes

69 (32.2%)

16 (14.5%)

53 (51.0%)

 No

145 (67.8%)

94 (85.5%)

51 (49.0%)

Adjuvant treatment

 Yes

171 (80.0%)

89 (80.9%)

82 (78.8%)

 No

45 (20.0%)

21 (19.1%)

22 (21.2%)

  1. CIMP CpG island methylator phenotype, MSI microsatellite instability, MSI-H MSI high, MSI-L MSI low, MSS microsatellite stable