Metastasis‐associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1), also named nuclear‐enriched abundant transcript 2 (NEAT2), is a widely expressed lncRNA that was first identified as a factor indicating high metastatic potential and poor prognosis in non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) 11, 12, 13, 14. This evidence concerns the gene MALAT1 and non-small cell lung carcinoma.