The analyses showed that UCA1 (HR = 2.395, 95% CI = 1.044–5.495, P = 0.039) and distant metastasis (HR = 3.004, 95% CI = 1.310–6.899, P = 0.009) were independent prognostic factors for CRC patients (Supplementary Table S1). This evidence concerns the gene UCA1 and colorectal carcinoma.