Abstract:Objective To explore the values of special AT-rich binding protein 1 (SATB1) and Chromobox protein homolog 7 (CBX7) expressions in predicting the postoperative recurrence of colorectal cancer.Methods The clinical data and cancer tissues of 104 patients who underwent radical resection of colorectal cancer from April 2018 to February 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The expressions of SATB1 and CBX7 in the cancer tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. The patients in both groups were followed up for 12 months and were divided into recurrence group and non-recurrence group based on whether postoperative relapse and lymph node metastasis occurred. The multivariable Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors affecting the postoperative recurrence of colorectal cancer. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the predictive values of SATB1 and CBX7 expressions for postoperative recurrence of colorectal cancer.Results Among 104 patients with colorectal cancer, 73 cases recurred, with the recurrence rate being 70.19%. The proportions of stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ tumors, poorly-differentiated tumors, lymph node metastasis, positivity for SATB1 expression, positivity for CBX7 expression, and positivity for both SATB1 and CBX7 expressions in the recurrence group were higher than those in the non-recurrence group, while the proportions of negativity for both SATB1 and CBX7 expressions in the recurrence group were lower than those in the non-recurrence group (P < 0.05). The multivariable Logistic regression analysis showed that stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ tumors, poorly-differentiated tumors, lymph node metastasis, positive SATB1 expression and positive CBX7 expression were the risk factors for postoperative recurrence of colorectal cancer (P < 0.05). ROC analysis showed that the AUCs of positivity for SATB1 expression, positivity for CBX7 expression, positivity for both SATB1 and CBX7 expressions and negativity for both SATB1 and CBX7 expressions in predicting the postoperative recurrence of colorectal cancer were 0.640 (95% CI: 0.524, 0.756), 0.659 (95% CI: 0.546, 0.771), 0.739 (95% CI: 0.641, 0.837) and 0.743 (95% CI: 0.633, 0.853), respectively.Conclusions The expressions of SATB1 and CBX7 exhibit high predictive values for the postoperative recurrence of colorectal cancer.