MTHFR and gastric cancer: In gastric cancer patients according to UICC 7th edition (including grading, pT-category, R-category, clinical response and MTHFR A1298C polymorphisms as well as gender and age) R-category (p = 0.001), clinical response (p = 0.021) and MTHFR A1298C (p = 0.028) were identified as independent prognostic factors (Tables 5 and 6).