Furthermore, we detected eIF4E and p-eIF4E in 174 matched cases of NSCLC tissues; the results showed that there was a significantly positive correlation between MNK2 and p-eIF4E (**P < 0.01, Fig. 4e) but not eIF4E (P > 0.05; Fig. 4e). Here, MKNK2 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.