CTHRC1 is abnormally expressed in several solid tumors, especially in gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, keloid, breast cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC), epithelial ovarian cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), cervical cancer, non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), melanoma, and so on [11, 21–31]. Here, CTHRC1 is linked to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.