Twenty-six module hub genes were found to have a degree score > 5 in the PPI network, seven of which [secreted protein acidic and cysteine rich (SPARC), decorin (DCN), fibrillin 1 (FBN1), WW domain containing transcription regulator 1 (WWTR1), transgelin (TAGLN), DEAD-box helicase 28 (DDX28), and cold shock domain containing C2 (CSDC2)], had good prognostic values for patients with early-onset CRC, but not late-onset CRC. The gene discussed is SPARC; the disease is colorectal carcinoma.