Elevated TGIF2 levels have been reported in ovarian cancer and colorectal carcinoma.15,16 Yadong Wang et al. also reported high expression of TGIF in lung carcinogenesis using a cell-based in vitro system.23 To explore the real correlation between TGIF2 levels and LUAD progression in human patients, we first examined the TGIF2 protein levels of 60 human NSCLC specimens and 9 normal lung samples by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Here, TGIF1 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.