TIMP1 and colonic neoplasm: Cox proportional hazards model showed that TIMP1 was an independent prognostic indicator of disease-free survival (HR = 2.603, 95 % CI: 1.115–6.077, p = 0.027) and overall survival (HR = 2.907, 95 % CI: 1.254–6.737, p = 0.013) for patients with colon cancer.