We assessed HK2 and LCN2 expressions in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Data Portal from Broad GDAC Firehose and performed immunohistochemical staining to detect the expressions of HK2 and LC3B in 72 human lung cancer specimens to determine whether HK2, LCN2 and LC3B are involved in lung cancer progression. Here, LCN2 is linked to lung carcinoma.