LGALS9 and colonic neoplasm: The results suggested that galectin-9 expression in colon tumor tissues (HR: 0.549, 95%CI: 0.303–0.995, P = 0.048) and TMN stage (HR: 2.371, 95%CI: 1.306–4.304, P = 0.005) were independent prognostic markers, demonstrating that galectin-9 expression in colon tumor tissues is a positive prognostic factor for overall survival (Table 4).