In stage IV metastatic disease a high CLEVER-1 + macrophage number was associated with numerically shorter DSS, although this finding did not reach statistical significance either [high 1.4 (95% CI: 0.9–2.2) years vs. others 4.6 (95% CI: 1.4–7.4) years, log-rank p = 0.055]. 3.3.
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Stage I-IV Colorectal Cancer Prognosis Can Be Predicted by Type and Number of Intratumoral Macrophages and CLEVER-1<sup>+</sup> Vessel Density.
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The present results, regarding CD68 + TAMs in stage I disease, were consistent with previous data, although they failed to reach statistical significance ( p = 0.12).
In stage IV disease, a high intratumoral CLEVER-1 + macrophage number was associated with a numerically shorter DSS, although the finding was only borderline significant.