Data extracted from GEPIA2 database (http://gepia.cancer-pku.cn/) showed that the level of EVI5 is positively correlated with that of TGF-β receptors in NSCLC, especially TGF-β receptor II, which is an initiator of TGF-β/Smad signaling [21]. This evidence concerns the gene TGFB1 and non-small cell lung carcinoma.