CASC9, a lincRNA transcribed from a well-defined gene located on chromosome 8q21, was highlighted in both searches and was robustly expressed in RT-qPCR experiments using HNSCC tumor tissue samples (Fig. 1a), whereas other potential candidates were not unambiguously defined (e.g. POTEM) or yielded weak signals in RT-qPCR measurements (e.g. linc0116). This evidence concerns the gene CASC9 and neoplasm.