Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the pre- and post-operative CRC cohort. Samples were taken before and after surgery from the same patient. A total of 64 patients were included in the analysis following data curation. Two measurements per patient were carried out in order to process the pre- and post-operative samples. Full metadata were collected for each patient in three categories of the disease: stage (1–4), local extent of tumor assessed pathologically (pT1–4), and histological type (Signet-ring cell carcinoma, >50% signet-ring cells; adenocarcinoma, and mucinous adenocarcinoma, >50% mucinous). Standard deviation (s.d.).
| Pre- and Post-Operative CRC Cohort (n = 64) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Female sex, n (%) | 33 (51.6) | |
| Age in years, mean (s.d.) | 64.2 (12.7) | |
| Stage, n (%) | 1 | 13 (20.3) |
| 2 | 31 (48.4) | |
| 3 | 16 (25.0) | |
| 4 | 4 (6.3) | |
| pT, n (%) | pT1 | 7 (10.9) |
| pT2 | 8 (12.5) | |
| pT3 | 42 (65.6) | |
| pT4 | 7 (10.9) | |
| Histological type, n (%) | Signet-ring cell carcinoma | 3 (4.7) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 54 (84.4) | |
| Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 7 (10.9) | |