No significant association was found between autophagy-related proteins (Beclin 1 and LC3) and OS in the CRC patient subgroup with wild type KRAS (Beclin 1: χ2 = 2.800, P = 0.094; and LC3: χ2 = 2.362, P = 0.124). The gene discussed is BECN1; the disease is colorectal carcinoma.