PIBF1 and cancer: Besides, PIBF is highly expressed in several cancer cell lines derived from astrocytomas (U373) [10], cervix adenocarcinoma (HeLa), chronic myeloid leukemia (K562), ovary adenocarcinoma (OVCAR-3), and breast adenocarcinomas (T47D, SK-BR3, and MCF-7) [9].