Including 1,236 CRC tumors from three observational studies, we conducted in-situ T cell profiling using a customized 9-plex (CD3, CD4, CD8, CD45RA, CD45RO, FOXP3, KRT, MKI67, and DAPI) multispectral immunofluorescence assay. Here, MKI67 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.