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Table 1

Features of trials included.

YearLead authorCountryMedian ageTNM stage (I/II/III/IV)Tumor site (rectum/colon)Grade (I/II/III)MethodSample size (M/W)TreatmentSurvival analysisMarkerFollow-up periodNOS

2009Li et al. [29]China60IIIbLeft hemicolon (70)/right hemicolon (45)6/86/23IHC115 (69/46)Chemotherapy after operationOSBeclin-1≥5 year7

2013Park et al. [30]USA63.5 (26–81)II (32)/III (146)UnclearI/II (119)/III/IV (59)IHC178 (99/79)ChemotherapyOSBeclin-1, LC-3Unclear5

2014Choi et al. [22]Korea64 (30–83)38/67/101/57111/152I/II (222)/III (41)IHC263 (141/122)Surgery + concurrent chemoradiation therapy/chemotherapyOSBeclin-1, LC-371.4 (0.5–197.4) months7

2014Zhang et al. [34]China65I/I (243)/III/IV (234)Colon260/269/35IHC589 (343/246)SurgeryOSBeclin-113–84 months7

2015Shu-hua et al. [32]China60I/II (204)/III/IV (38)115/16480/139/60IHC279 (146/133)Chemotherapy, operationOSBeclin-1, LC-310–89 months7

2015Shu-hua et al. [24]China60Unclear96/14667/127/48IHC242 (127/115)Chemotherapy, operationOSBeclin-1, LC-3≥5 year7

2015Yang et al. [33]China6052/152/121/38173/19031/289/43IHC363 (199/164)SurgeryOS, DFSBeclin-1Unclear7

2016Shim et al. [31]Korea62II/IIIColon18/76/7IHC101(69/32)Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and laparoscopic TMEOS, RFSBeclin-1, LC-3≥5 year5

2016Schmitz et al. [25]GermanyUnclearI/II/IV/IV80/4728/69/19IHC127 (66/61)SurgeryOSbeclin1, LC-3, p6560 months7