The Pearson correlations analysis indicated that EIF4G1 was positively correlated with NRG1 (r = 0.35; P = .01) rather than with MUC1 (r = 0.23; P = .12); interestingly, MUC1 and NRG1 displayed the strongest correlation in NSCLC (r = 0.43; P = .003). This evidence concerns the gene NRG1 and non-small cell lung carcinoma.