Herein, a total of 210 autophagy genes were included in this study, and 11 of them, i.e. CX3CL1, ULK3, CDKN2A, NRG1, ATG4B, GAA, RGS19, DDIT3, GRID1, DAPK1 and SERPINA1 were shown to be survival-related in CRC. Here, CX3CL1 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.