As high CIP2A levels are also implicated in disease progression in acute myeloid leukemia, breast, bladder, cervical, colon, hepatocellular and lung cancer,39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 it will be of interest to ascertain if these tumors also exhibit an antiapoptotic phenotype. This evidence concerns the gene CIP2A and acute myeloid leukemia.