3′-UTR	3′-untranslated region
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
AJCC	American Joint Committee on Cancer
AUC	area under the curve
BIC	MIR155 host gene
CDK6	cyclin-dependent kinase 6
CEA	carcinoembryonic antigen
CRC	colorectal cancer
DCBE	double-contrast barium enema
DFS	disease-free survival
FISH	fluorescence in situ hybrydization
FOBT	fecal occult blood test
HCV	hepatitis C virus
ISH	in situ hybridization
miRNAs	microRNAs
mRNA	messenger RNA
NGS	next-generation sequencing
OS	overall survival
PFS	progression-free survival
PPV	positive predictive value
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
RFS	relapse-free survival
qRT-PCR	quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
ROC	receiver operating characteristic
ROCK1	rho-associated protein kinase 1
TGF-β	transforming growth factor β
TNM	tumor-node-metastasis
UICC	Union for International Cancer Control
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
ZEB-1	zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 protein