ATOH8 and colorectal cancer: Additionally, Kaplan-Meier analysis of progression-free survival (PFS) in 153 surgically treated patients with stage II-III colorectal cancer from GSE103479 was conducted according to the expression of the ATOH8, revealing a significant correlation between ATOH8 upregulation and poor PFS (P = 0.0169, GSE103479) (Additional file 3: Figure S2 g).