highly significantp = 0.008
Corresponding to the results from the TCGA cohort, we found that the deep stroma score was a highly significant prognosticator for OS (HR 1.63 [1.14–2.33], p = 0.008), DSS (HR 2.29 [1.5–3.48], p = 0.0004), and RFS (HR 1.92 [1.34–2.76], p = 0.0004) in these patients ( Fig 6 ).