ADAM-8, -12, -15 and -28 are highly expressed in non-small cell lung cancer [7], [8], [9], [10], ADAM-9, -12, -17 and -23 are highly expressed in breast cancer [11], [12], [13], [14] and ADAM-9, -12 and -17 are highly expressed in liver cancer [15], [16], [17]. This evidence concerns the gene ADAM9 and liver cancer.