ATG5 and colorectal carcinoma: Moreover, a high ATG5 protein level was significantly correlated with DFS in CRC patients with early AJCC pathological stages I + II (p < 0.001, Figure 5A), T stage T1 + T2 (p = 0.025) and T3 + T4 (p = 0.038, Figure 5B) and without lymph node invasion N0 (p = 0.001, Figure 3C).