Patient characteristics and treatment comparing mCRC patients with tumor tissue available for tissue micro array (TMA) with patients where tumor tissue was not available for TMA.

Metastases = at time of diagnosis of metastatic disease. Exact p-value = chi-square test except log-rank for survival. Synchronous disease = within 6 months after initial diagnose. Abbreviations: m = months, WBC; White blood cell count, ALP; alkaline phosphatase, UNL; Upper normal limit, CR; complete response, PR; partial response, PD; progressive disease, PFS; progression-free survival, ns; not significant.Patient characteristics and treatment comparing mCRC patients with tumor tissue available for tissue micro array (TMA) with patients where tumor tissue was not available for TMA.