We focused on LASP1, NUAK1, and SPARC because of their involvement in metastasis-relevant processes such as cytoskeletal dynamics, energy metabolism, and extracellular matrix remodeling, respectively, and their previously described roles in cancer (Liu et al., 2012; Minn et al., 2005; Traenka et al., 2010). This evidence concerns the gene LASP1 and cancer.