SLIT2 and neoplasm: SLIT2 is aberrantly expressed in various cancers and plays a role in the regulation of cancer cell apoptosis, cancer metastasis, tumor-associated inflammation, and tumor progression (Wang et al., 2003, 2008; Schmid et al., 2007; Avci et al., 2008; Yang et al., 2010; Zhou et al., 2011; Chang et al., 2015; Liu et al., 2018).