Recently, a novel lncRNA, ARAP1 antisense RNA 1 (ARAP1‐AS1), was reported as an important regulator in the development and progression of bladder cancer and colorectal cancer.10, 11 In this study, through analyzing The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, we found that ARAP1‐AS1 was remarkably upregulated in CC as compared with normal tissues. Here, ARAP1 is linked to colorectal cancer.