VCAM-1 promotes the progression of tumors and plays an important role in the metastasis of breast cancer to the lungs, thereby making it a potential therapeutic target for inhibiting metastasis (Chen and Massague, 2012; Shokeen et al., 2012; Garmy-Susini et al., 2013; Dan et al., 2016). This evidence concerns the gene VCAM1 and breast carcinoma.