near-significantP = 0.081
For DSS, lower SOX9 expression showed a near-significant association (HR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.47–1.00; P = 0.081) with poorer outcomes, while more lymph node involvement (N2 vs.
For DSS, lower SOX9 expression showed a near-significant association (HR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.47–1.00; P = 0.081) with poorer outcomes, while more lymph node involvement (N2 vs.
Moreover, AS organoids also had significantly increased levels of transcription factors known to induce EMT — Snai1 (by 4-fold) and Twist1 (by 48-fold) as well as a trend for Snai2 expression (by 12-fold, approaching significance) — relative to A organoids ( Supplemental Table 1 ).