As rapid activation of the NF‐κB pathway has been suggested to enhance ST8SIA1 and GD3 expression in Fas‐induced Jurkat T cells (Kang et al., 2006), we examined the levels of p50 and p65 in icaritin‐treated melanoma LNM and MBM cell lines compared to untreated cells. The gene discussed is NFKB1; the disease is melanoma.