We found that four SNPs were associated with the NSCLC overall survival (e.g., rs3025010 (VEGF intron 5) C/T (at 6p12), rs2010963 (VEGF +405) G/C (at 6p12), rs31489 C/A (at 5p15) and rs401681 C/T (at 5p15)). The gene discussed is VEGFA; the disease is non-small cell lung carcinoma.