When both ANO1 and SQLE genes were included in multivariate Cox-regression analysis, we found that mRNA expression of ANO1, but not SQLE, was an independent predictor of patient survival together with both tumor stage and TAZ-AXL-CTGF expression in both colon cancer patient datasets (Tables 3 and 4). This evidence concerns the gene AXL and malignant colon neoplasm.