KCNQ1 opposite strand/antisense transcript 1 (KCNQ1OT1) is a type of long chromatin-interacting lncRNA that has been widely reported to be a cancer promoter in various types of tumors such as non-small cell lung carcinoma, colorectal cancer, tongue cancer, and breast cancer24–27. Here, KCNQ1OT1 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.