The phosphorylation of EIF2A as well as the activation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2 (EIF2AK2, best known as PKR) have been associated with favorable disease outcome in a cohort of 193 non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients (80). This evidence concerns the gene EIF2A and non-small cell lung carcinoma.