AURKA and cancer: According to The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, 87.9% (29 of 33) of cancer types, such as malignancies of the breast, uterus, ovaries, testes, kidneys, bladder, esophagus, colorectum, stomach, liver, lung, skin, brain, pancreas and thyroid, show high levels of AURKA expression (log2 [transcripts per million (TPM) + 1] values ≥2).