More importantly, SPOCK1 expression was found to be related with E‐cadherin, Slug and Vimentin expressions [P < 0.001, Contingency coefficient (C) = 0.431; P = 0.015, C = 0.234; P = 0.005, C = 0.271] in gastric cancer tissues (Table 3). This evidence concerns the gene SPOCK1 and gastric cancer.