One prominent approach for immune cell assessment within a particular tumor tissue, colorectal cancer (CRC), was developed by the group of Galon et al., where they successfully established a patient stratification strategy based on the detection/identification of T cell populations within the tumor core and the invasive margin named Immunoscore (ratio of the markers CD3 and CD45RO, CD3 and CD8, or CD8 and CD45RO). The gene discussed is CD8A; the disease is neoplasm.