Table 2

MGMT expression in cohorts of patients

MGMT expression
Negative (0/1)Positive (2/3)
Inherited CRC
 HNPCC
  Neo20/42 (47.6%)22/42 (52.4%)
  A15/41 (36.6%)26/41 (63.4%)
  D8/38 (21.1%)30/38 (78.9%)
 FAP
  Neo3/13 (23.1%)10/13 (76.9%)
  A2/13 (15.4%)11/13 (84.6%)
  D1/12 (8%)11/12 (92%)
Sporadic CRC
 Neo49/89 (55.1%)40/89 (44.9%)
  MSI28/40 (70%)12/40 (30%)
  MSS21/49 (42.9%)28/49 (57.1%)
 A40/74 (54.4%)34/74 (45.6%)
  MSI18/30 (60%)12/30 (40%)
  MSS22/44 (50%)22/44 (50%)
 D30/81 (37%)51/81 (63%)
  MSI9/35 (25.7%)26/35 (74.3%)
  MSS21/46 (45.6%)25/46 (54.4%)
Controls2/20 (10%)18/20 (90%)
IBD-associated CRC
 Neo36/49 (73.5%)13/49 (26.5%)
  MSI12/13 (92.3%)1/13 (7.7%)
  MSS24/36 (66.7%)12/36 (33.3%)
 A21/33 (63.6%)12/33 (36.4%)
  MSI10/10 (100%)0 (0%)
  MSS11/23 (47.8%)12/23 (52.2%)
 D29/38 (76.3%)9/38 (23.74%)
  MSI9/10 (90%)1/10 (10%)
  MSS20/28 (71.4%)8/28 (28.6%)
Controls29/39 (74.4%)10/39 (25.6%)
  • A, adjacent mucosa; CRC, colorectal cancer; D, distant mucosa; FAP, familial adenomatous polyposis; HNPCC, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; MGMT, O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase; MSI, microsatellite unstable; MSS, microsatellite stable; Neo, tumour.