For instance, Zheng et al., showed that MALAT1 expression in colorectal cancer tissue (stage II and III) significantly correlates inversely with disease-free survival and overall survival, where patients with the highest levels of MALAT1 have a probable five-year disease-free survival and overall survival of 48% and 67% respectively, compared with 67% and 85% in patients with low expression levels [37]. Here, MALAT1 is linked to colorectal cancer.