FOXM1 and colorectal cancer: Moreover, we observed statistically significant positive correlations between FOXM1 and MMP2 mRNA expression (Figure 6E, n = 92, r = 0.6001, P = 2.71×10−10), between HSPA5 and MMP2 (Figure 6F, n = 92, r = 0.403, P = 6.89×10−5) in colorectal cancer tissue specimens.