ILF3 and colorectal carcinoma: Univariate Cox regression analysis identified lymph node metastasis (P < 0.001), distant metastasis (P = 0.001), pathological grade (P < 0.001), clinical stages (P < 0.001), and ILF3 expression (P = 0.031) as independent risk factors for patients with CRC (Fig. 3H).