IL6 and neoplasm: After the xenograft tumor model had been established, compared with sh-NC group, tumors with significantly smaller size and lighter weight were developed in sh-DLGAP1-AS1 group, while miR-26a/b-5p suppression or IL6 overexpression rescued the inhibitory effect of DLGAP1-AS1 knockdown on tumorigenicity in vivo (Fig. S4a and Fig. 8a, b).