One of 2 TFs, ELK1, is an important regulator and known to activate many lncRNAs including TRPM2‐AS, MIR100HG, and HOXA10‐AS in cancer until now,47, 48, 49 indicating ELK1 may induce expression of LINC01234 to promote tumor progression in GC too. This evidence concerns the gene LINC01234 and cancer.