We found that FAM72 expression correlates with the expression of a baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) repeat (BIR)-containing 5 (BIRC5, also known as survivin), Forkhead box M1 (FOXM1), LIN9, LIN54 (partially), and retinoblastoma binding protein 4 (RBBP4) (Lin53, partially) and also with pivotal E2Fx TFs in various cancer tissues including brain glioma. This evidence concerns the gene BIRC5 and cancer.