VGLL3 and cancer: Multivariate Cox regression analysis was conducted to develop a novel signature using fifteen cancer stemness-related genes (including RAB31, COL6A3, COL5A2, CCDC80, ADAM12, VGLL3, ECM2, POSTN, DPYSL3, PCDH7, CRISPLD2, COLEC12, NRP2, ISLR, and CCDC8) for prognosis prediction of COAD using the train cohort.