We found that the silencing of hMENA (sihMENA(t)) reduces AXL protein levels in PANC‐1 (Fig 6A) and KP4 PDAC (Appendix Fig S10) and in A549 (Fig 6A) H1650, H1975 NSCLC cells (Appendix Fig S10). This evidence concerns the gene AXL and non-small cell lung carcinoma.