Clinical and pathological features of 159 patients with T3,N0,M0 colorectal cancer stratified by replication error (RER) status
| RER− cancers (n=137) | RER+ cancers (n=22) | p Value | |
| Age (y) median (IQ range) | 70 (60–75) | 67 (64–73) | 0.891-150 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 69 (50%) | 13 (59%) | 0.481-151 |
| Female | 68 (50%) | 9 (41%) | |
| Tumour site | |||
| Right colon | 44 (29%) | 13 (59%) | 0.0061-151 |
| Left colon/rectum | 97 (71%) | 9 (41%) | |
| Tumour size (cm) median (IQ range) | 5.0 (3.5–6.0) | 6.0 (5.0–8.0) | 0.011-150 |
| Tumour differentiation | |||
| Well | 7 (5%) | 0 | 0.00081-152 |
| Moderate | 123 (90%) | 16 (73%) | |
| Poor | 7 (5%) | 6 (27%) | |