Finally, Gong et al. showed that PTENP1 can also exert its ceRNA effects on genes other than PTEN in the miR-17-5p/SOCS6 (suppressor of cytokine signaling 6) axis to inhibit the growth of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma [127]. This evidence concerns the gene SOCS6 and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.