PH, P value of heterogeneity test; PZ, P value of Z test; PE, P value of Egger's test; CRC, colorectal cancer; ESCC, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; OS, overall survival; MFS, metastasis-free surv
Bold items have been considered statistically significant. Multivariate analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression model were used. Variables were adopted for their prognostic significance by un
The total number of TCGA patients available (and associated clinical characteristics) within each clinical outcome measure category are reported. All outcome measures are depicted in the units of mont
