The aims of the TP53 Colorectal Cancer (CRC) International Collaborative Study were to evaluate the possible associations between specific TP53 mutations and tumor site, and to evaluate the prognostic and predictive significance of these mutations in different site, stage, and treatment subgroups.

A total of 3,583 CRC patients from 25 different research groups in 17 countries were recruited to the study. Patients were divided into three groups according to site of the primary tumor. TP53 mutational analyses spanned exons 4 to 8.

TP53 mutations were found in 34% of the proximal colon tumors and in 45% of the distal colon and rectal tumors. They were associated with lymphatic invasion in proximal tumors. In distal colon tumors, deletions causing loss of amino acids were associated with worse survival. In proximal colon tumors, mutations in exon 5 showed a trend toward statistical significance (P < .05) when overall survival was considered. Dukes' C tumors with wild-type TP53 and those with mutated TP53 (proximal tumors) showed significantly better prognosis when treated with adjuvant chemotherapy.

Analysis of TP53 mutations from a large cohort of CRC patients has identified tumor site, type of mutation, and adjuvant treatment as important factors in determining the prognostic significance of this genetic alteration.

In Western countries, cancers of the colon and rectum are second only to lung cancer both in terms of incidence and mortality.1 Although the mortality rate has declined in recent years, particularly for rectal cancer, the incidence continues to increase. Mutation of the TP53 tumor suppressor gene is thought to play an important role in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) and might therefore represent a clinically useful marker of prognosis. The frequency of TP53 mutations in CRC is approximately 40% to 50%.2 The majority (approximately 80%) are missense mutations comprising GC to AT transitions at cytosine phosphate guanine dinucleotides and occur principally in five hotspot codons (175, 245, 248, 273, and 282).3 Most TP53 mutations occur in exons 5 to 8, in highly conserved areas, and in three principal structural domains of the TP53 protein (L2, L3, and loop-sheet-helix [LSH]).4,5

Several groups have reported that different types of TP53 mutation are differentially associated with CRC prognosis. These include mutations in exon 7,6 codon 245,7 conserved areas,8 and the L3 structural domain.5,9 Results between groups have not always been consistent, however, and this is likely to reflect the insufficient statistical power of individual studies. Several important issues should be considered when evaluating the prognostic significance of TP53 mutations in CRC. First, loss of TP53 function is a late event in adenoma-carcinoma progression.10,11 Second, TP53 mutations have a different incidence and perhaps also prognostic impact depending on the site of origin of the tumor in the large bowel. The frequency of TP53 mutations is higher in distal colon and rectal tumors than in proximal colon tumors.12,13 Third, different frequencies of individual TP53 mutations between populations may also account for previous discordant results on the prognostic significance of this genetic alteration.

Furthermore, several clinical studies have reported that CRC patients with wild-type TP53 derive a survival benefit from fluorouracil (FU) -based chemotherapy but those with mutant TP53 do not.2 Hence, the prognostic impact of TP53 mutation should be evaluated separately for patients treated with or without adjuvant chemotherapy to avoid this interaction. The aim of the TP53-CRC International Collaborative Study was to pool data from a large number of individual studies to evaluate the prognostic and predictive significance of TP53 mutations in CRC according to site of origin in the large bowel, tumor stage, type of mutation, and use of adjuvant treatment.

Recruitment

Beginning in September 2001, different research groups around the world were invited to participate in this International Collaborative Study. The selection of groups for contact was by means of a Medline search for publications on TP53 mutations and CRC. A Web page created within the site http://www.p53.free.fr and entitled “TP53 Mutation Analysis in Colorectal Cancer: Call for an International Collaborative Study” was also used to alert research groups to the study. Appropriate groups identified by the Medline search received a formal invitation to participate in the study. If an affirmative answer was received, a questionnaire was sent for the collection of information required for the study. In all, 25 groups agreed to participate in the study and returned the completed questionnaires. Individual groups have published much of the data in this study previously.9,13-33 The names of the communicating authors from each group, their country of origin, and the number of patients contributed to the study are shown in Table 1.

Information Requested by Questionnaire

The information requested for each patient included patient age and sex, presence of predisposing factors, use of adjuvant therapies, and site of relapse, if any. Other information included the date of surgery, Dukes' stage, surgical outcome, and site of the primary tumor. Tumor site was classified as follows: proximal colon included cecum through to and including transverse colon (Original Operations Details [OOD]-2 codes CP1, CP3), distal colon included splenic flexure through to and including the descending colon (OOD-2 code CP2), and rectal cancer group comprising the sigmoid colon and rectum (OOD-2 code CP4). Other information included the date of last follow-up or death (perioperative, cancer or unrelated to cancer), tumor type (flat or polypoid), histologic grade (well-differentiated [G1], moderately differentiated [G2], poorly differentiated [G3]), lymphocyte infiltration (prominent, not prominent), vascular invasion, mucinous status (0% to 50%, > 50%), lymphatic invasion, and regional lymph node involvement.

Information on the type of tissue was also requested (frozen or paraffin embedded) as well as the control tissue used (normal mucosa, blood, or other). Information on the methods used for mutational analysis of the TP53 gene were also requested, including polymerase chain reaction–single-stranded conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP), PCR–denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), PCR sequencing, or other.

Information on the type of TP53 gene mutation (point or frameshift) and site of mutation (codon, exon, functional domain, or conserved area) was also requested. For tumors with more than one mutation, the data for each is included as a separate entry. Where specific information was not available, this was entered in the database as not available.

Patient Characteristics

This collaborative study included data from a total of 3,583 CRC patients (from 17 different countries) with information on TP53 gene mutation status. Patients were divided into three groups according to site of the primary tumor: 1,017 (28%) sites were proximal colon, 426 (12%) were distal colon, and 2,031 (57%) were sigmoid colon and rectum. For another 109 (3%) patients, it was not possible to establish the site of the original tumor and hence these were not included in the analyses relating to tumor site. Table 2 shows the clinicopathologic features of the three patient groups classified according to site of tumor origin and includes patient age and sex; tumor size, stage, and grade; lymphatic and vascular invasion; and treatment with chemotherapy for the Dukes' C subgroup. Median follow-up times for patients were 58 months (range, 1 to 194 months), 61 months (range, 1 to 173 months), and 61 months (range, 1 to 235 months) for the proximal colon, distal colon, and rectal tumor groups, respectively. Additional information on patient and tumor characteristics from each of the contributing centers is shown in the Appendix, Supplementary Table.

TP53 Mutation Screening Techniques

TP53 mutational analyses spanned exons 4 to 8. Exon 4 was screened in 1,880 patients (53%). For mutational analysis, 14 groups used frozen material for a total of 1,191 specimens (34%), and nine groups used paraffin-embedded specimens for 1,878 specimens (52%). Fresh tissue was used for 63 specimens (1.7%), whereas the storage method was not specified for 514 specimens (14%). Normal mucosa was used as the non-neoplastic control in 90% (3,243 of 3,583) of patients. A total of 2,397 patients were screened by PCR-SSCP followed by sequencing, 158 patients were screened by PCR-DGGE followed by sequencing, 281 patients were screened directly by DNA sequencing, 114 patients were screened by SSCP alone, and 454 patients were screened by temperature-gradient gel electrophoresis or DGGE alone. No information on the TP53 mutation screening technique was provided for 179 patients.

Definition of TP53 Mutation Types

The analyses involved consideration of any TP53 mutation, mutations specific to exons 4 to 8, and those in regions coding for the main functional and structural domains of the protein. These included the L2 loop (codons 163 to 195), L3 loop (codons 236 to 251), LSH motif (codons 271 to 286) as well as the highly conserved areas II (codons 117 to 142), III (codons 171 to 181), IV (codons 234 to 258), and V (codons 270 to 286).34 Mutations in the hotspot codons were also examined (codons 175, 196, 213, 245, 248, 249, 273, and 282), as well as those in the denaturant codons known to have a direct effect on TP53 stability (codons 143, 175, 245, 249, and 282), those in zinc-binding codons (codons 176, 179, 238, and 242), those involved with DNA interaction (codons 120, 241, 248, 273, 276, 277, 280, 281, and 283), and those involved in direct DNA contact (codons 248 and 282).5,34 Analysis of point mutations (missense and nonsense), frameshift mutations (insertions and deletions), and transitions and transversions was performed. Finally, analysis of mutations that affect the following classes of amino acids was performed: polar neutral, apolar neutral, basic, and acid, together with the type of amino acid change according to the lateral group.

Statistical Analysis

Statistical analyses were performed separately for each of the three subgroups of patients classified according to the site of tumor origin. Associations between TP53 mutations (any or specific) and clinicopathologic variables were evaluated by the χ2 test with Yates correction, where appropriate. The relationship between different prognostic variables and overall survival (OS) was assessed univariately by the Kaplan-Meier method. Patients with no follow-up details (n = 708) were excluded from the OS analyses. Survival time was calculated from the date of surgery to the date of death (cancer-related causes) or last follow-up, with times censored for patients who died as a result of causes unrelated to CRC or perioperatively. Significant differences between survival curves were evaluated by the log-rank and Wilcoxon tests, or a test for trend where appropriate. In view of the multiple statistical analyses performed, only values where P < .01 were considered significant. Multivariate analysis was carried out by means of the Cox proportional hazards model, using a backward procedure.35 Only the significant variables in univariate analysis were considered in the Cox model. All P values were two sided.

The 25 different groups that contributed data to this study on TP53 mutations in CRC are listed in Table 1. Raw data from individual studies are listed in the Appendix, Supplementary Table.

Clinicopathologic Results

Clinicopathologic data were analyzed according to the site of tumor origin in the large bowel (Table 2). In line with previous studies on CRC, rectal cancer patients were younger and more often male compared with proximal cancer patients. Rectal tumors were also smaller compared with proximal colon tumors. Proximal cancers were more often poorly differentiated and mucinous but showed less lymphocyte infiltration compared with rectal cancers. No site-related differences were apparent for the frequency of nodal involvement, vascular invasion, or the use of chemotherapy.

Using proximal colon cancer as the reference group, patients with distal colon cancer showed marginally better OS (relative risk [RR] = 0.82; 95% CI 0.68 to 1.00; P = .05). No significant difference in OS was observed between proximal colon and rectal tumor groups. The OS of patient subgroups classified according to the site of tumor origin in the large bowel is listed in Table 3. For each tumor site, only the clinical features that show significant prognostic value are shown. As expected, advanced Dukes' stage, nodal involvement, poor histologic grade, lymphatic invasion, and noncurative resections were all associated with significantly worse survival.

Relationship Between TP53 Mutations and Clinicopathologic Features

The overall frequency of TP53 mutation in this CRC series was 42% (1,449 of 3,474). A significantly higher frequency of mutations (P < .001) was found in distal colon and rectal tumors (both groups, 45%) compared with proximal tumors (34%; Table 4). TP53 mutations were associated with lymphatic invasion in proximal tumors and showed trends for association with advanced Dukes' stage (all sites) and with lymphatic (rectal tumors) or vascular invasion (distal and rectal tumors; Table 4). None of the other clinicopathologic features (age, sex, size, or grade) showed significant associations with TP53 mutation frequency. Frameshift mutations were associated with lymphatic invasion in proximal tumors (P < .01; data not shown), and in rectal tumors frameshift mutations showed trends for association with advanced Dukes' stage, and lymphatic and vascular invasion (P < .05; data not shown).

Mutation Analysis of the TP53 Gene

The different types of TP53 mutations in this CRC cohort are shown in Table 5. Three hundred fifty (34%) of the 1,017 patients with a proximal colon cancer had TP53 mutations, with 28 showing more than one mutation. Of these, seven had two mutations in one exon, 18 had two mutations in two exons, and three had three mutations, producing a total of 381 mutations identified. One hundred ninety-one (45%) of the 426 patients with distal colon cancer had TP53 mutations, with 11 showing more then one mutation. Of these, seven had two mutations in one exon, three had two mutations in two exons, and one had three mutations in two different exons, for a total of 203 mutations identified. Finally, 908 (45%) of the 2,031 patients with rectal cancer had a mutation in TP53, with 46 patients showing more than one mutation. Of these, 14 patients had two mutations in one exon, 29 had two mutations in two exons, and three had three mutations in two different exons, producing a total of 957 mutations identified. A remarkably similar profile for the type of TP53 mutation was observed for tumors from the three different sites, with no significant differences between sites observed for the frequency of any individual TP53 mutation type examined (Table 5).

TP53 Mutations and Clinical Outcome

TP53 mutations in the overall CRC cohort or in the three different tumor site groups did not show significant prognostic value (Table 6). Investigation of different types of TP53 mutations revealed some interesting associations, however, particularly for distal colon tumors. In this group, worse outcome compared with tumors with wild-type TP53 was observed for mutations in the LSH region, denaturing mutations, multiple mutations, or mutations yielding the same amino acid side group or an amino acid loss (Table 6). For proximal colon tumors, only TP53 mutations in exon 5 were significantly associated with worse survival; for rectal tumors, only those giving rise to an amino acid loss were significantly associated with worse survival. In multivariate analysis adjusted for Dukes' stage, nodal status, histologic grade, and lymphatic invasion, only TP53 mutation associated with an amino acid loss in distal colon tumors was an independent factor for worse survival (RR = 2.52; 95% CI, 1.28 to 4.93; P = .007). A trend toward statistical significance for worse outcome was also observed for exon 5 mutations in proximal colon tumors (RR = 1.36; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.79; P = .03). Adjustment for study center revealed no significant differences in the odds ratio for survival for either TP53 mutation or Dukes' stage (results not shown).

TP53 Mutations and Adjuvant Treatment

The predictive significance of TP53 mutation in Dukes' C patients treated with or without adjuvant chemotherapy is listed in Table 7. For patients with wild-type TP53, those treated with chemotherapy showed significantly better survival in proximal colon and rectal tumor groups, whereas a trend toward statistical significance (P = .022) was observed for the distal colon tumors. For patients with mutated TP53, better survival with chemotherapy was only observed for the proximal colon tumor group (P < .001). TP53 mutation had no predictive value within Dukes' C patient groups treated by surgery alone or within those treated by surgery and chemotherapy (results not shown).

Although a large number of research groups have studied TP53 gene mutations in CRC, controversy still exists regarding the prognostic significance of this alteration.36 The likely explanation for this is the insufficient statistical power of the various individual studies. Another reason might be that most studies have considered the prognostic significance of all mutations combined. These are usually within the conserved region spanning exons 5 to 8 (codons 130 to 286). However, several authors have suggested that mutations that affect certain functionally important regions of the TP53 protein may have a stronger prognostic impact.7,9 Another reason for discordance in the literature may be that CRC has often been considered a single disease. There is increasing evidence to suggest that different pathways of tumor progression exist within different anatomic regions of the colon,2,37,38 and hence, TP53 mutations may have a different prognostic impact depending on the site of tumor origin. Finally, the prognostic significance of TP53 mutation may also depend on the adjuvant treatment status of the patient group being studied.

The TP53-CRC International Collaborative Study is the largest study to date on the prognostic value of TP53 mutations in colorectal cancer. The large sample size has allowed investigation of factors that might influence the prognostic significance of this genetic alteration, including tumor site, type of mutation, and adjuvant therapy status. In accordance with other reports,12,37 distal colon and rectal tumors were found to have significantly more mutations than proximal colon tumors (45%, 45%, and 34%, respectively; Table 4). Other genetic and epigenetic alterations also differ in frequency according to tumor site and include microsatellite instability, the cytosine phosphate guanine island methylator phenotype, aneuploidy, and loss of heterozygosity.39,40 In agreement with the proposal that TP53 mutation occurs late in tumor progression,11 the frequency of this alteration increased with advancing tumor stage (Table 4).

Regarding other clinical features of CRC, TP53 mutations were associated with lymphatic invasion in proximal colon and showed trends toward statistical significance for associations with lymphatic (rectal tumors) and vascular invasion (distal and rectal tumors). We found no associations between specific TP53 mutations and clinicopathologic variables other than that frameshift mutations were strongly associated with lymphatic invasion in the proximal colon. These data suggest that TP53 frameshift mutations might be a useful marker of more advanced and aggressive cancer arising at this site.

Our study also demonstrated some interesting trends (P < .05) for associations in rectal cancer among any TP53 mutation or frameshift TP53 mutation and advanced Dukes' stage, lymphatic invasion, and vascular invasion. This might be explained by different biologic effects of mutagenic agents (eg, alkylating agents) depending on site in the large bowel. There have been reports that certain dietary-associated risks are strongest in the distal colon.41 In the rectum, the presence of these mutagenic agents for a longer period might have more pronounced effects on TP53 mutation and cause the observed associations with more aggressive clinicopathologic features. At present there are no other reports enabling confirmation of our hypothesis; no studies have been conducted on the effect of these mutagenic agents on rectal cancer and on specific TP53 mutations at this site.

As expected, the conventional clinicopathologic variables (Dukes' stage, histological grade, mucinous status, node status, lymphatic invasion, tumor type, and surgical resection) each showed prognostic value in this cohort of CRC patients (Table 3). Small deletions of the TP53 gene causing amino acid loss were also found to be an independent prognostic factor in distal colon tumors in our study (Table 6). The prognostic significance of this type of TP53 mutation has not been reported previously for any tumor type. It is generally recognized that chromosomal region 17p13.1 containing the TP53 gene is subjected frequently to allelic deletions in human CRC.42-45

Kern et al43 have found that analysis of allelic deletions may be an efficient means to identify subsets of CRC patients at higher risk for distant metastases and cancer-related death, especially with regard to left-sided tumors. Not all studies have been able to confirm the prognostic significance of 17p allelic loss, however.45 The current findings suggest that small deletions in the TP53 gene in distal colon tumors leading to loss of amino acids might provide more valuable prognostic information than allelic loss. In addition, TP53 mutations in exon 5 showed a trend toward statistical significance when OS was considered in patients with proximal colon tumors (Table 6). Other authors have reported previously that mutations in specific TP53 exons are factors for poor prognosis in colorectal and lung cancers6,46 and Vega et al47 have reported that mutations in exon 5 are associated with shortened survival in non–small-cell lung cancer.

None of the different TP53 mutation types evaluated in this study showed independent prognostic value in rectal tumors. The different behavior of rectal tumors compared with tumors from other anatomic regions of the colon may have been masked in previous studies by the grouping of all colorectal tumors together. Furthermore, in rectal cancers the quality of surgery is an important factor in outcome, particularly whether total mesorectal excision is carried out, and hence it will not be possible to clarify the role of individual prognostic factors at this site until standardized surgery is performed.48 Until recently, there have been few studies dealing with biologic differences between tumors of the colon and those of the rectum,48 and few authors have investigated the prognostic role of TP53 in rectal carcinoma. The present results agree with some previous reports49,50 but do not support those of a recent study by Rebischung et al,51 in which they state that TP53 status is an independent prognostic factor of survival in rectal carcinoma.

One of the most important clinical applications of this study involves the possibility for improved selection of patients to receive chemotherapy. Molecular profiling may serve as a complement to established morphologic parameters for the improved identification of chemotherapy-responsive patients. The response to most drugs, including FU, is complex and therefore unlikely to be explained by any single genetic alteration. However, in vitro studies have shown that disruption of TP53 causes colorectal cancer cells to be more resistant to the apoptotic effects of FU.52 In agreement with these observations, we found that colorectal cancer patients with wild-type TP53 have significantly better survival when treated with chemotherapy compared with those treated with surgery alone, regardless of tumor site (Table 7). In contrast, for patients with mutated TP53, only those with proximal colon cancers showed significantly better survival when treated with chemotherapy compared with those treated by surgery alone. These results should be interpreted with caution because of the nonrandomized nature of the chemotherapy treatment. In addition, we grouped all FU-based treatment regimens into one group, even though TP53 mutation may show different predictive values according to the exact type of treatment used. Nevertheless, our results suggest that use of chemotherapy can influence survival depending on TP53 mutation status; this may also be dependent on tumor site. Previous studies showing site-related differences in the frequency of TP53 mutations and other genetic or epigenetic alterations have also suggested that these findings could translate into differential survival benefits from chemotherapy.37,53

This study also investigated the effect of TP53 mutations in patients with Dukes' stage C rectal cancer who underwent adjuvant chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. In vitro studies have demonstrated that cells with TP53 mutations show reduced radiation-induced growth arrest and increased radioresistance,54,55 although ionizing radiation may induce apoptosis through TP53-independent mechanisms.56 Our results and other studies57,58 show that rectal tumor patients with wild-type TP53 derived significant survival benefit from the use of FU-based chemotherapy, whether combined with radiotherapy or not. Because the current study was retrospective, not all groups that contributed data were able to provide information about treatment modality. Moreover, in the period before 1991, few patients received adjuvant treatment. These results should therefore be considered as preliminary only.

In conclusion, the results of the TP53-CRC International Collaborative Study demonstrate the importance of primary tumor site when analyzing the prognostic value of TP53 mutations in CRC. In addition, different types of TP53 mutation might play a pivotal role in determining the biologic behavior of CRC from different sites and hence the prognosis of patients. This meta-analysis found evidence for interesting tumor site differences in the predictive value of TP53 mutation for survival benefit from FU chemotherapy. We believe that additional trials on the prognostic value of TP53 mutation are probably not warranted in view of the relatively weak associations observed here (Table 6) and the emergence of newer technologies that investigate genome-wide markers.59 Additional trials to evaluate the predictive significance of TP53 mutation are justified, however, in light of the present findings (Table 7). These would require sufficient patient numbers to allow multivariate analysis, and preferably would involve homogenous treatment regimens and standardized TP53 mutation screening techniques.

The following institutions participated in the study and are members of the TP53-CRC collaborative group. Australia: Hany Elsaleh, Richie Soong, University of Western Australia, Nedlands. Austria: Daniela Kandioler, Elisabeth Janschek, and Sonja Kappel, University of Vienna, Medical School, Vienna. China: Maria Lung, Cheung-Shing S. Leung, and Josephine M Ko, Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR), People's Republic of China; Sui T. Yuen and Judy W.C. Ho, Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. France: Evelyne Crapez, Jacqueline Duffour, and Marc Ychou, CRLC Val d'Aurelle, Research Cancer Center, Parc Euromédecine, Montpellier, Cedex. Ireland: Dermot T. Leahy, Department of Pathology, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin; Diarmuid P. O'Donoghue, Centre for Colorectal Disease, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin. Italy: Valentina Agnese and Pasqua Sandra Sisto, Department of Oncology, Università di Palermo; G. Dardanoni, Epidemiological Observatory Center of Sicilian, Palermo; Luigi Chieco-Bianchi and Roberta Bertorelle, Immunology and Molecular Oncology Unit, Padova City Hospital and Department of Oncology and Surgical Sciences, Oncology Section, University of Padova; Claudio Belluco, Department of Oncology and Surgical Sciences, Surgery Section, University of Padova; Walter Giaretti and Silvia Molinu, National Institut for Cancer Research, Department Oncogenesis, Lab Biophysics and Cytometry, Genoa; Enrico Ricevuto and Corrado Ficorella, Medical Oncology Unit, Department Experimental Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila; Silvano Bosari and Carmelo D. Arizzi, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Division of Pathology, University of Milan, AO San Paolo e IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Milan. Japan: Michiko Miyaki, Hereditary Tumor Research Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; Masamitsu Onda, Nippon Medical School, Institute of Gerontology, Department of Molecular Biology, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki. Netherlands: Ellen Kampman and Brenda Diergaarde, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen. Norway: Ragnhild A. Lothe and Chieu B. Diep, Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, the Norwegian Radium Hospital, and Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Oslo; Gunn I Meling, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, University Hospital and Department of Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, University of Oslo; Poland: Jerzy Ostrowski and Lech Trzeciak, Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Center for Postgraduate Education, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Warsaw; Katarzyna Guzińska-Ustymowicz and Bogdan Zalewski, Department of General Pathomorphology, Medical University of Białystok. Spain: Gabriel M. Capellá and Victor Moreno, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, Institut Català d'Oncologia, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona; Miguel A Peinado, Department of Molecular Oncology, Institut de Recerca, Oncològica, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona. Sweden: Christina Lönnroth and Kent Lundholm, Göteborg University, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg; Xiao-Feng Sun and Agnata Jansson, Department of Oncology, Institute of Biomedicine and Surgery, Linköping University Linköping. Switzerland: Hanifa Bouzourene, Institute of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne. Taiwan: Ling-Ling Hsieh, Department of Public Health, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan; Reiping Tang, Colorectal Section, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan. Thailand: Duncan R. Smith, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, Nakorn Pathos. United Kingdom: Timothy G. Allen-Mersh and Zulfiqar A.J. Khan, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London; Janice Royds, Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Andrew J. Shorthouse, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield. United States: Mark L. Silverman, Department of Pathology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA.

The authors indicated no potential conflicts of interest.

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Table 1. Groups Included in the TP53-CRC International Collaborative Study

Table 1. Groups Included in the TP53-CRC International Collaborative Study

AuthorCountryTotal No. of PatientsTP53 Mutation Frequency
Patients for Survival Analyses
Median Follow-Up (months)Patients for Clinical and Pathologic AssociationsPatients With Unknown Tumor Site
No.%No.%
Iacopetta et al14Australia1,135406361,09097821,12114
Kandioler et al15Austria745371719735731
Lung et al16China99353516169972
Yuen et al17China672943669889670
Crapez et alFrance913336879648910
Leahy et al18Ireland66274166100121660
Chieco-Bianchi et al19Italy335139410NA3296
Giaretti et al20Italy603558132331564
Ricevuto et alItaly4418414310089431
Russo et al9Italy1606843160100711600
Miyaki21Japan583459045NA571
Onda22Japan45276010098450
Kampman23Netherlands1845731140815517212
Lothe et al24Norway2211004521899632210
Guzinska et alPoland472145439134470
Ostrowski et al25Poland502346489658500
Capella et al26Spain163815016199181630
Lonnroth/Lundholm K et al27Sweden9837389399103944
Sun et al28Sweden7541557194176730
Bouzourene et al29Switzerland123393212299641230
Hsieh et al30Taiwan182573118099961820
Smith13*Thailand53NA0NA053
Allan-Mersh et al31United Kingdom20Not assessable1110034119
Royds et al32United Kingdom1916841910052190
Bosari and Silverman33United States114655711298751140
Total3,5832,875803,474109

Abbreviation: NA, not available.

*No information given on primary site of tumors.

†Unpublished data.

‡This group supplied information only for patients with p53 mutation.

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Table 2. Patient Characteristics According to Site of the Primary CRC

Table 2. Patient Characteristics According to Site of the Primary CRC

CharacteristicProximal Colon
Distal Colon
Rectum
P
No.*%No.*%No.*%
Total No.1,0174262,031
Age, years
    < 50828421026413
    50-7566466299711,36467
    > 7526526821939720< .001
    Mean67.464.964.5
    SD11.811.812.7
    Range21-9319-9120-99
Sex
    Male50349218511,15357
    Female512512074987743< .001
Size, cm
    ≤ 514749926950972
    > 515351413119728< .001
Type
    Flat241521238319
    Polypoid13185727736081NS
Dukes' stage
    A64638926613
    B391391704065032
    C470461633895047
    D90955131548< .001
Regional lymph nodes
    N0419482095480249
    N1253291062850431
    N2/N319523681833020NS
Histologic grade
    Well-differentiated (G1)13914791928315
    Moderately differentiated (G2)60562290701,39872
    Poorly differentiated (G3)23624441125513< .001
Lymphatic invasion
    Present11548544724946
    None12752625329254NS
Lymphocyte infiltration
    Prominent4324485312437
    Not prominent13376434721263< .001
Vascular invasion
    Present5126121313326
    None14774828738274NS
Mucinous status
    Not mucinous tumors (0%-50%)229841038858393
    Mucinous tumors (> 50%)44161412427.022
Surgical resection
    Apparently curative81792271921,72794
    No resection/residual tumor6982381196NS
Chemotherapy treatment
    Total470163950
    Yes14035433728434
    No26065726353866NS

NOTE. In 109 patients, the site of primary CRC was unknown. Age was not known for 15 patients, sex was not known for 4 patients, size was not known for 2,335 patients, type was not known for 2,783 patients, Dukes' stage was not known for 13 patients, regional lymph nodes were not known for 588 patients, histologic grade was not known for 145 patients, lymphatic invasion was not known for 2,575 patients, lymphocyte infiltration was not known for 2,871 patients, vascular invasion was not known for 2,667 patients, mucinous status was not known for 1,789 patients, surgical resection was not known for 448 patients, and chemotherapy treatment in Dukes' C was not known for 246 patients.

Abbreviation: CRC, colorectal cancer.

*The percentage of clinicopathologic variables was calculated only for known patients.

†Dukes' C patients only; chemotherapy treatment was with or without radiotherapy in rectal cancer patients.

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Table 3. Overall Survival of the CRC Patients According to Clinicopathologic Variables (univariate analyses)

Table 3. Overall Survival of the CRC Patients According to Clinicopathologic Variables (univariate analyses)

Clinicopathologic VariableProximal Colon
Distal Colon
Rectum
No.OR*95% CIPNo.OR95% CIPNo.OR95% CIP
Total No. of patients8532821,740
Age, years
    < 50651.180.82 to 1.70NS1880.900.49 to 1.65NS2270.950.77 to 1.18NS
    50-755611.00281.001,1641.00
    > 752251.331.09 to 1.63.006641.400.94 to 2.08NS3461.621.39 to 1.89< .001
Sex
    Male4131.001321.009721.00
    Female4401.050.87 to 1.27NS1491.581.11 to 2.26.0127680.850.74 to 0.97.013
Dukes'stage
    A441.00231.002011.00
    B3221.090.66 to 1.81NS1191.430.61 to 3.38NS5491.290.97 to 1.70.078
    C4232.711.65 to 4.44< .0011152.751.19 to 6.38.0188672.602.00 to 3.37< .001
    D627.154.12 to 12.4< .001257.973.20 to 19.8< .0011136.614.70 to 9.11< .001
Regional lymph nodes
    N03291.001351.006321.00
    N12222.371.83 to 3.07< .001651.991.26 to 3.14.0034431.861.56 to 2.23< .001
    N2/N31563.702.83 to 4.85< .001392.66163 to 4.35< .0012822.822.33 to 3.41< .001
Histologic grade
    Well-differentiated (G1)1081.00471.002141.00
    Moderately differentiated (G2)5161.050.79 to 1.41NS1891.190.72 to 1.96NS12171.321.07 to 1.64.011
    Poorly differentiated (G3)2011.571.14 to 2.15.006362.501.34 to 4.67.0042282.061.60 to 2.67< .001
Lymphatic invasion
    None1101.00551.002541.00
    Present992.271.39 to 3.70.001493.121.67 to 5.88< .0012102.121.56 to 2.86< .001
Mucinous status
    Not mucinous (0%-50%)1991.00911.005051.00
    Mucinous (> 50%)411.761.12 to 2.77.014130.960.41 to 2.24NS381.510.98 to 2.31.061
Surgical resection
    Apparently curative7651.002551.001,6081.00
    No resection/residual tumor624.043.00 to 5.42< .001206.173.57 to 10.7< .0011064.483.57 to 5.62< .001

NOTE. Significant results are shown in bold type.

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; NS, not significant.

*The reference group value is 1.00.

Table

Table 4. Associations Between TP53 Mutation and Clinicopathologic Features According to Site of the Primary CRC

Table 4. Associations Between TP53 Mutation and Clinicopathologic Features According to Site of the Primary CRC

Clinicopathologic VariableProximal Colon
Distal Colon
Rectum
TP53 Mutation%PTP53 Mutation%PTP53 Mutation%P
All patients350 of 1,01734191 of 42645908 of 203145
Dukes' stage
    A15 of 642311 of 3829109 of 26641
    B133 of 3913472 of 17042288 of 65044
    C163 of 4703579 of 16349423 of 95045
    D38 of 9042< .0529 of 5553< .0584 of 15455< .05
Lymphatic invasion
    None32 of 1272522 of 6235136 of 29247
    Present49 of 11543< .0127 of 5450NS140 of 24956< .05
Vascular invasion
    None18 of 1471236 of 8244182 of 38248
    Present22 of 5143NS9 of 1275< .0579 of 13359< .05

Abbreviations: CRC, colorectal cancer; NS, not significant.

Table

Table 5. Frequency of TP53 Mutations in CRC According to Tumor Site and Type of Mutation

Table 5. Frequency of TP53 Mutations in CRC According to Tumor Site and Type of Mutation

TP53 MutationTotal
Proximal Colon
Distal Colon
Rectum
No.%No.%No.%No.%
Any mutation1,541381203957
Mutations in functional domains
    L2249205319261617022
    L3318266422452920927
    LSH251215720392415520
    Outside L2-L3-LSH3963311339503123331
Exons
    444315432263
    54543012132552727829
    6203135615201012713
    7438299324623128330
    8350228221542721423
    Other41314473202
Areas
    Conserved84569193671157253770
    Nonconserved372319433452823330
Codons
    1751399308199909
    1961111000101
    21342317463192
    2456849252546
    24813893182010879
    2492112073121
    2731168287168728
    282765154136485
    All hot-spot6094013134864239241
    All denaturing305205615452220421
    All directly contact DNA275186417391917218
    All bind zinc3629242232
    All severe contact214144612331613514
    Other5483613836653234536
Mutations distribution
    One mutation in one exon1,36494322921809486294
    Two mutations in one exon2827274152
    Two mutations in two exons50418532283
    Three mutations70311031
Amino acid change
    Same side group4784010537593831441
    Different side group5074212544714531141
    Amino acid loss217185218271713812
Amino acid pH
    Basic6325314752956539051
    Acid40315553202
    Polar neutral321277025332121829
    Apolar neutral209175018241513518
Type of mutation
    Frameshift*14012341219128711
    Point mutation1,07188250881398868289
    Transition85580199801148254280
    Transversion216205120251814020

NOTE. Mutations could not be ascribed to functional groups in 246 patients, to exons in 11 patients, to conserved areas in 324 patients, to codons in 324 patients, to amino acid change in 339 patients, to amino acid pH in 339 patients, and to type of mutation in 330 patients.

*Deletion plus insertion.

†Missense plus nonsense.

Table

Table 6. Prognostic Significance (univariate overall survival analysis) of Different Types of TP53 Mutation According to Tumor Site

Table 6. Prognostic Significance (univariate overall survival analysis) of Different Types of TP53 Mutation According to Tumor Site

Type of TP53 MutationProximal Colon
Distal Colon*
Rectum
No.OR95% CIPNo.OR95% CIPNo.OR95% CIP
Total8532821,740
TP53 mutations
    WT5631.001641.009681.00
    Any mutations2901.190.98 to 1.44.0731181.290.91 to 1.83NS7720.970.85 to 1.11NS
Functional domains
    WT5631.001641.009681.00
    Mutation in L2761.180.85 to 1.63NS210.960.44 to 2.10NS1671.090.87 to 1.37NS
    Mutation in L3381.500.99 to 2.27.058151.290.62 to 2.70NS1410.880.68 to 1.13NS
    Mutation in LSH511.080.72 to 1.61NS201.871.05 to 3.33.0331610.950.76 to 1.20NS
    Outside L2-L3-LSH460.800.51 to 1.26NS231.260.67 to 2.38NS1360.880.69 to 1.13NS
TP53 Exons
    WT5631.001641.009681.00
    Exon 5911.471.11 to 1.93.007311.420.84 to 2.38NS2240.980.80 to 1.19NS
    Other exons (4, 6, 7, 8)1991.070.86 to 1.34NS861.240.84 to 1.83NS5400.970.83 to 1.12NS
Site of TP53 mutations
    WT5631.001641.009681.00
    Denaturing471.160.76 to 1.76NS212.221.27 to 3.90.0051770.940.75 to 1.18NS
    Other mutations1631.100.86 to 1.40NS581.830.69 to 1.72NS4390.960.82 to 1.12NS
TP53 mutation distribution
    WT5631.001641.009681.00
    One mutation in one exon2641.190.98 to 1.46.0821071.180.82 to 1.69NS7310.980.86 to 1.12NS
    Two mutations in one exon70.960.39 to 2.32NS73.561.63 to 7.78.001141.100.55 to 2.22NS
    Two mutations in two exons191.290.74 to 2.26NS41.520.37 to 6.19NS270.750.44 to 1.28NS
Amino acid change
    WT5631.001641.009681.00
    Same side group700.990.69 to 1.41NS281.771.04 to 3.01.0352430.920.75 to 1.12NS
    Different side group951.200.89 to 1.62NS360.770.42 to 1.42NS2480.870.71 to 1.06NS
    Amino acid loss431.120.74 to 1.71NS142.351.21 to 4.590.0121111.301.01 to 1.670.045
Amino acid type
     WT5631.001641.009681.00
    Polar neutral551.250.87 to 1.79NS222.031.14 to 3.61.0161801.000.81 to 1.24NS
    Other type (apolar neutral, basic, acid)1511.040.81 to 1.34NS551.114.89 to 1.76NS4220.930.79 to 1.09NS

NOTE. Significant results are shown in bold type. Reference group was WT (risk ratio, 1.00).

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; WT, wild type; NS, not significant.

*Mutations could not be ascribed to functional groups in 39 patients, to site of mutations in 39 patients, to amino acid change in 40 patients, and to amino acid type in 41 patients.

†Mutations could not be ascribed to amino acid change in 170 patients.

Table

Table 7. Overall Survival of Dukes' C Patients Treated With or Without Chemotherapy and According to TP53 Mutation Status (univariate analyses)

Table 7. Overall Survival of Dukes' C Patients Treated With or Without Chemotherapy and According to TP53 Mutation Status (univariate analyses)

TreatmentProximal Colon
Distal Colon
Rectum*
No.RR95% CIPNo.RR95% CIPNo.RR95% CIP
Wild-type TP53
    No chemotherapy1641.00391.003051.00
    Chemotherapy980.610.43 to 0.87.006230.350.14 to 0.86.0221630.550.43 to 0.71< .001
Mutated TP53
    No chemotherapy961.00301.002331.00
    Chemotherapy420.390.22 to 0.68< .001201.150.49 to 2.70NS1210.780.57 to 1.06NS

NOTE. Significant results are shown in bold type.

Abbreviations: RR, relative risk; NS, not significant.

*Chemotherapy was or was not associated with radiotherapy in rectal cancer patients.

Table

Table. Appendix: Supplementary Patient and Tumor Characteristics From Individual Study Centers That Contributed Data to the TP53-CRC Meta-Analysis

Table. Appendix: Supplementary Patient and Tumor Characteristics From Individual Study Centers That Contributed Data to the TP53-CRC Meta-Analysis

CharacteristicNo. Proximal ColonNo. Distal ColonNo. Rectum
Iacopetta et al14: Australia
    Total34299680
    Age, years
        < 5022978
        50-7521565424
        > 7510525178
    Sex
        Male15048353
        Female19251327
    Dukes' stage
        A5211
        B8321167
        C24775493
        D719
    Histologic grade
        G1321782
        G221163445
        G39517115
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes7727149
        No17048344
Kandioler et al15: Austria
    Total10162
    Age, years
        < 500012
        50-759145
        > 75104
    Sex
        Male6139
        Female4023
    Dukes' stage
        A0013
        B0018
        C10126
        D004
    Histologic grade
        G13201
        G2211033
        G395017
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes9116
        No1010
Lung et al16: China
    Total231064
    Age, years
        < 504015
        50-7515634
        > 754415
    Sex
        Male15438
        Female8626
    Dukes' stage
        A103
        B14833
        C5117
        D3111
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    Histologic grade
        G1229
        G215650
        G3511
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes001
        No5116
Yuen et al17: China
    Total6457
    Age, years
        < 502117
        50-753121
        > 751219
    Sex
        Male4332
        Female2125
    Dukes' stage
        A0113
        B2119
        C2221
        D204
    Histologic grade
        G11110
        G24244
        G3013
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes003
        No2218
Crapez et al: France
    Total301051
    Age, years
        < 50244
        50-7512431
        > 7516216
    Sex
        Male11623
        Female19428
    Dukes' stage
        A2213
        B9516
        C8010
        D11312
    Histologic grade
        G111532
        G213417
        G3511
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes505
        No305
Leahy et al18: Ireland
    Total17247
    Age, years
        < 50302
        50-753137
        > 751118
    Sex
        Male0132
        Female6115
    Dukes' stage
        A2012
        B6116
        C9119
        D000
    Histologic grade
        G1000
        G212242
        G3505
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No9119
Chieco-Bianchi et al19: Italy
    Total87119123
    Age, years
        < 5071319
        50-75559487
        > 75241217
    Sex
        Male487581
        Female394442
    Dukes' stage
        A121333
        B324037
        C233724
        D202929
    Histologic grade
        G1142825
        G2508680
        G318314
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No000
Giaretti et al20: Italy
    Total19730
    Age, years
        < 50203
        50-7510220
        > 75222
    Sex
        Male8316
        Female9313
    Dukes' stage
        A2010
        B1137
        C6412
        D000
    Histologic grade
        G1125
        G215417
        G3114
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No000
Ricevuto et al: Italy
    Total15622
    Age, years
        < 50103
        50-7513619
        > 75100
    Sex
        Male8414
        Female728
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    Dukes' stage
        A305
        B549
        C526
        D201
    Histologic grade
        G1112
        G212417
        G3201
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes325
        No201
Russo et al9: Italy
    Total315277
    Age, years
        < 50239
        50-75203952
        > 7591016
    Sex
        Male122044
        Female193233
    Dukes' stage
        A61123
        B111525
        C101318
        D41311
    Histologic grade
        G1211010
        G273746
        G30521
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes544
        No5914
Miyachi et al21: Japan
    Total14439
    Age, years
        < 50203
        50-759330
        > 75316
    Sex
        Male10122
        Female4317
    Dukes' stage
        A4012
        B7111
        C3316
        D000
    Histologic grade
        G19227
        G22210
        G3100
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No000
Onda et al22: Japan
    Total14031
    Age, years
        < 50006
        50-759023
        > 75502
    Sex
        Male6018
        Female8013
    Dukes' stage
        A506
        B4010
        C5013
        D001
    Histologic grade
        G17010
        G27018
        G3001
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes5011
        No002
Kampman et al23: Netherlands
    Total772174
    Age, years
        < 5013112
        50-75592058
        > 75504
    Sex
        Male401446
        Female37728
    Dukes' stage
        A4417
        B411328
        C21422
        D1007
    Histologic grade
        G114211
        G2331249
        G329512
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes515
        No16316
Lothe et al24: Norway
    Total6711143
    Age, years
        < 503214
        50-7541788
        > 7523241
    Sex
        Male36564
        Female31679
    Dukes' stage
        A6125
        B29763
        C23242
        D9113
    Histologic grade
        G118211
        G2459122
        G34010
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No000
Guzinska et al: Poland
    Total6140
    Age, years
        < 50106
        50-755127
        > 75007
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    Sex
        Male4123
        Female2017
    Dukes' stage
        A001
        B004
        C6035
        D010
    Histologic grade
        G1002
        G23029
        G3214
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes3012
        No3123
Ostrowski et al25: Poland
    Total11237
    Age, years
        < 50109
        50-758127
        > 75211
    Sex
        Male4023
        Female7214
    Dukes' stage
        A006
        B4211
        C5012
        D206
    Histologic grade
        G1104
        G28229
        G3201
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes409
        No103
Capellà et al26: Spain
    Total481699
    Age, years
        < 50517
        50-75321165
        > 7511427
    Sex
        Male32663
        Female161036
    Dukes' stage
        A2221
        B22828
        C16334
        D7314
    Histologic grade
        G1000
        G2401491
        G3817
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes9217
        No7117
Lonnroth et al27: Sweden
    Total41152
    Age, years
        < 50108
        50-7528142
        > 751202
    Sex
        Male15036
        Female26116
    Dukes' stage
        A301
        B16122
        C21025
        D104
    Histologic grade
        G1112
        G221045
        G31804
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No21025
Sun et al28: Sweden
    Total25147
    Age, years
        < 50001
        50-7515127
        > 7510019
    Sex
        Male9025
        Female16122
    Dukes' stage
        A2011
        B709
        C9115
        D7012
    Histologic grade
        G1104
        G216131
        G3205
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No9115
Bouzourene et al29: Switzerland
    Total612735
    Age, years
        < 50204
        50-75351526
        > 7524125
    Sex
        Male331321
        Female281414
    Dukes' stage
        A000
        B612735
        C000
        D000
    Histologic grade
        G11323
        G2362329
        G31213
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No000
Hsieh et al30: Taiwan
    Total3518129
    Age, years
        < 505530
        50-75271187
        > 753212
    Sex
        Male19779
        Female161150
    Dukes' stage
        A1115
        B14950
        C19860
        D004
    Histologic grade
        G18327
        G2211194
        G3647
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes13444
        No6416
Allan-Mersh et al31: United Kingdom
    Total227
    Age, years
        < 50101
        50-75126
        > 75000
    Sex
        Male205
        Female022
    Dukes' stage
        A000
        B000
        C225
        D002
    Histologic grade
        G1000
        G2000
        G3000
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes225
        No000
Royds et al32: United Kingdom
    Total4015
    Age, years
        < 50000
        50-752012
        > 75203
    Sex
        Male308
        Female107
    Dukes' stage
        A002
        B107
        C101
        D205
    Histologic grade
        G1001
        G21010
        G3304
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No101
Bosari and Silverman33: United States
    Total321270
    Age, years
        < 50325
        50-7520659
        > 75946
    Sex
        Male22648
        Female10622
    Dukes' stage
        A4113
        B12425
        C14424
        D237
    Histologic grade
        G1215
        G219850
        G311315
    Chemotherapy treatment (Dukes' C stage)*
        Yes000
        No14424

NOTE. In 109 patients the site of primary CRC was unknown. Age was not known for 15 patients, sex was not known for 4 patients, size was not known for 2,335 patients, type was not known for 2,783 patients, Dukes' stage was not known for 13 patients, regional lymph nodes was not known for 588 patients, histologic grade was not known for 145 patients, lymphatic invasion was not known for 2,575 patients, lymphocyte infiltration was not known for 2,871 patients, vascular invasion was not known for 2,667 patients, mucinous status was not known for 1,789 patients, surgical resection was not known for 448 patients, and chemotherapy treatment in Dukes' C was not known for 246 patients.

*Chemotherapy treatment was or was not associated with radiotherapy in rectal cancer patients.

† G1, well-differentiated; G2, moderately differentiated; G3, poorly differentiated.

© 2005 by American Society of Clinical Oncology

Supported by Ministero dell’Instruzione, dell’Universita e della Recerca/Programmi di Ricerca di Relevante Interes se Nazionale 2002 (prot. 2002068725); Progetto Speciale 2000 Ministero Sanità (Grant No. 100/SCPS/4/18306); and grants from Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro.

Members of the TP53-CRC Collaborative Group are found in the Appendix.

Authors' disclosures of potential conflicts of interest are found at the end of this article.

We thank Pamela Gardner for help in the preparation of the text.

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DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.00.471 Journal of Clinical Oncology 23, no. 30 (October 20, 2005) 7518-7528.

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