Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of microsatellite instability (MSI) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) on the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer. Methods Eighty patients with colorectal cancer in our hospital from April 2011 to July 2014 were selected. The survival rates of the patients with MSI and the HGFpositive patients were recorded. The clinical data of the patients were analyzed with univariate and COX regression analyses. Results In the 14 cases of MSI patients, 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates were 92.86%, 85.71% and 71.43% respectively; in the 66 cases of the non-MSI patients, 1-, 3-, 5-year survival rates were 92.42%, 74.24% and 56.06% respectively. In the 57 cases of HGF-positive patients, 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates were 89.47%, 73.68% and 54.39% respectively; while in the 23 cases of HGF-negative patients, 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates were 100.00%, 82.61% and 73.91% respectively. There were significant differences in the 5-year survival rates of the patients with different pathological types, TNM stages, differentiation degree, lymph node metastasis, adjuvant chemotherapy, MSI and HGF expressions (P < 0.05). TNM stage III and IV, lymph node metastasis and HGF positivity were the independent risk factors influencing the survival status of the colorectal cancer patients. Adjuvant chemotherapy and MSI were the protective factors for the survival of the patients (P < 0.05). Conclusions MSI and HGF are the main factors influencing the prognosis of the patients with colorectal cancer. MSI patients have a better prognosis than non-MSI patients, whereas HGF-positive patients have a worse prognosis than HGF-negative patients.