Subsequent research involving qRT‐PCR has confirmed that linc00152 is overexpressed in gastric cancer cells, and that the expression level is positively correlated with the invasiveness of tumor cells.25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 After silencing linc00152 with small interfering RNA, the growth of gastric cancer cells reportedly slows down and the cell cycle is arrested. This evidence concerns the gene CYTOR and neoplasm.