Tumor characteristics Kynurenine (µ mol/L) Kyn/Trp
  Mean ± SD p Mean ± SD p
T*
T1 1.95[1.36;2.45] 0.332 0.045 [0.035; 0.053] 0.770
T2 1.55[1.10; 1.78]   0.05[0.04; 0.06]  
T3 1.75[1.43; 2.10]   0.05[0.04; 0.06]  
T4 1.55[1.40; 1.90]   0.05[0.04;0.07]  
N*        
N0 1.7 [1.4; 2.1] 0.447 0.05[0.04;0.06] 0.500
N1 1.6 [1.1; 1.8]   0.04[0.04;0.07]  
N2 1.8 [1.5; 2]   0.05[0.045;0.065]  
M0 1.7[1.4;2.1] 0.654 0.05[0.04; 0.06] 0.709
M1 1.75[1.23; 1.9]   0.045[0.04; 0.068]  
VELIPI
Vascular emboli° 1.8[1.18; 2.13] 0.966 0.04[0.04;0.075] 0.895
Lymphatic invasion° 1.7[1.4; 2.1] 0.995 0.05[0.04; 0.06] 0.805
Perineural invasion° 1.6[1.43; 2.05] 0.905 0.05[0.04; 0.058] 0.698
MSI-H° 1.7[1.6; 1.7] 0.745 0.04[0.04; 0.05] 0.336
Stenosis° 1.7[1.4; 1.9] 0.8822 0.05[0.04; 0.07] 0.719
Continuous data are expressed as median [first quartile; third quartile]
*Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test
°Wilcoxon rank sum test
Table 3: Association between tumor characteristics and activation of tryptophan metabolism in patients with CRC.