In summary, the findings presented in this study revealed a linc-ROR–miRNA–SOX9 regulatory network in which linc-ROR modulated the deregulation of SOX9 at the posttrancriptional level through sequestering multiple SOX9-targeting miRNAs, including miR-15b, miR-33a, miR-129, miR-145, and miR-206, thereby granting CSC-like properties and promoting tumor progression (Fig. 6f). This evidence concerns the gene SOX9 and neoplasm.