CEACAM5 and colorectal carcinoma: Multivariate analysis results indicate that high YAP expression, Dukes stage (C and D), and remote metastasis, but not CEA (>5 ng/ml), play independent prognostic roles in predicting the overall survival of patients with CRC (P=0.026, P=0.002, P=0.009, P=0.068; Table 3).