From: Plasma Prokineticin 1, a prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer patients with curative resection: a retrospective cohort study
Plasma and IHC PROK1 (+)
Plasma and IHC PROK1 (−)
P value
All cases
30
100
Recurrence (%)
11 (36.7)
20 (20)
0.1
Liver
6
8
Lung
2
Para-aortic LN
0
3
Peritoneal
1
Others
5-year DFS
52.3% (95% CI 32.9‑68.8)
73.4% (95% CI 63.5‑81.1)
0.012