To study the prognostic role of Livin in human colorectal cancer progression, we investigated Livin protein expression immunohistochemically in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue blocks obtained from 161 patients with colorectal cancer and clinicopathological data, including survival and the correlation between Livin immunostaining and clinicopathological parameters. The gene discussed is BIRC7; the disease is colorectal cancer.