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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2026; 18(6): 117308
Published online Jun 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.117308
Published online Jun 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.117308
Table 2 Association between PIK3CA mutation status and clinicopathological features, n (%)
| Clinicopathological feature | Total (n = 87) | PIK3CA mutant (n = 12) | PIK3CA wild-type (n = 75) | χ² value | P value |
| Tumor location | - | 0.134 | |||
| Left colon | 21 (24.14) | 6 (50.00) | 15 (20.00) | ||
| Rectum | 46 (52.87) | 4 (33.33) | 42 (56.00) | ||
| Right colon | 20 (22.99) | 2 (16.67) | 18 (24.00) | ||
| Differentiation grade | 1.67 | 0.197 | |||
| Well/moderate | 72 (82.76) | 12 (100.00) | 60 (80.00) | ||
| Poor | 15 (17.24) | 0 (0.00) | 15 (20.00) | ||
| Lymphovascular invasion | 0.09 | 0.769 | |||
| Absent | 51 (58.62) | 8 (66.67) | 43 (57.33) | ||
| Present | 36 (41.38) | 4 (33.33) | 32 (42.67) | ||
| Perineural invasion | 1.08 | 0.298 | |||
| Absent | 75 (86.21) | 12 (100.00) | 63 (84.00) | ||
| Present | 12 (13.79) | 0 (0.00) | 12 (16.00) | ||
| Preoperative pathology | - | 0.533 | |||
| Adenocarcinoma (non-special) | 82 (94.25) | 11 (91.67) | 71 (94.67) | ||
| Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 5 (5.75) | 1 (8.33) | 4 (5.33) | ||
| T stage | - | 1.000 | |||
| T1 + T2 | 5 (5.75) | 0 (0.00) | 5 (6.67) | ||
| T3 + T4 | 82 (94.25) | 12 (100.00) | 70 (93.33) | ||
| N stage | 2.77 | 0.096 | |||
| N0 | 75 (86.21) | 8 (66.67) | 67 (89.33) | ||
| N1 + N2 | 12 (13.79) | 4 (33.33) | 8 (10.67) | ||
| M stage | 1.88 | 0.171 | |||
| M0 | 71 (81.61) | 12 (100.00) | 59 (78.67) | ||
| M1 | 16 (18.39) | 0 (0.00) | 16 (21.33) | ||
| Tumor number | 2.77 | 0.096 | |||
| Solitary | 75 (86.21) | 8 (66.67) | 67 (89.33) | ||
| Multiple (≥ 2) | 12 (13.79) | 4 (33.33) | 8 (10.67) | ||
| Maximum tumor diameter | 6.37 | 0.012 | |||
| < 5 cm | 32 (36.78) | 0 (0.00) | 32 (42.67) | ||
| ≥ 5 cm | 55 (63.22) | 12 (100.00) | 43 (57.33) | ||
| Preoperative tumor markers | 0.11 | 0.739 | |||
| Normal | 65 (74.71) | 8 (66.67) | 57 (76.00) | ||
| Elevated | 22 (25.29) | 4 (33.33) | 18 (24.00) | ||
| Microsatellite | - | 0.590 | |||
| Microsatellite stable | 81 (93.10) | 12 (100.00) | 69 (92.00) | ||
| Microsatellite instability | 6 (6.90) | 0 (0.00) | 6 (8.00) |
- Citation: Zhao SQ, Luo ZF, Yang ZF, Zhang WS, Fu YM. Independent prognostic value of KRAS mutation in resected colorectal cancer based on multi-gene sequencing. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(6): 117308
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i6/117308.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v18.i6.117308