In addition, Kong and colleagues27 revealed that LINC00460 facilitates tumorigenesis by sponging miR‐149‐5p to up‐regulate IL6 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Liang et al28 reported that LINC00460 expression is upregulated in ESCC tissues and positively correlated with lymph node metastasis. Here, LINC00460 is linked to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.