Cell cycle and apoptosis regulatory proteins are markers of tumor progression in colorectal cancer. In a series of 1,274 mismatch repair-proficient colorectal cancers, immunohistochemical analysis of p21, p27, p53, and bcl-2 expression was performed using the tissue microarray technique. In univariate analysis, p21 expression was associated with tumor location and pN0; p27 expression with tumor location, lower tumor grade, early pT, and pN; p53 expression with tumor location; and bcl-2 with early pT and pN. Expression of p27 identified subgroups with worse prognosis in pT3 N0 and pT3 N+ patients. None of the 4 tumor markers were independent prognostic indicators of survival. The multimarker phenotypes p21/p27/p53 and p21/p27/bcl-2 were associated with survival. In mismatch repair-proficient colorectal cancer, p27 expression is associated with a better prognosis, and pT, pN, and vascular invasion are independent prognostic factors. In addition, multimarker phenotypes are useful to identify colorectal cancer subgroups with different prognoses.

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