Interestingly, in patients with advanced-disease stages (II–IV), METTL3 in tumour cells was an independent factor for DFS (HR = 6.725, P = 0.010) and OS (HR = 5.140, P = 0.021), while CD33+ MDSC density was an independent factor for OS (HR = 8.802, P = 0.037). Here, METTL3 is linked to neoplasm.