Previous studies demonstrated that abnormal IGF1R expression plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, adrenocortical carcinoma, colorectal cancer and Ewing sarcoma.30, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 Thus, our findings indicate that the miR‐7025‐5p/IGF1R axis may play an important role in bone metabolism processes including osteoblast differentiation. The gene discussed is IGF1R; the disease is colorectal cancer.