CGAS and colorectal carcinoma: Although the tumor cell-intrinsic cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway plays a crucial role in activating immune cells in the tumor microenvironment in colorectal cancer (CRC), its impact on the infiltration of immune cells and clinical outcomes in patients with mismatch repair proficient/microsatellite stable (pMMR/MSS) CRC has not been thoroughly investigated.