A positive correlation between PVT1 with the tumor stage (r = 0.4412, p = 0.0021), the lymph node status (r = 0.3181, p = 0.0312) and the distant metastasis (r = 0.3018, p = 0.0415) of the CRC patients, respectively. Here, PVT1 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.