Furthermore, on the univariate survival analysis of individual variables, age (P<0.001), Dukes’ stage (P<0.001), vascular invasion (P<0.001), peritoneal involvement (P<0.001), resection margin involvement (P<0.001), tumour perforation (P<0.005), C-reactive protein (P<0.001) and albumin (P<0.005) were associated significantly with cancer-specific survival. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is neoplasm.