Moreover, in 33 cancer types, AURKA levels were found to be elevated in almost all tumor tissues compared to the adjacent normal tissues; the exceptions were thymoma, pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PCPG), pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD), and skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM)31. Here, AURKA is linked to pancreatic adenocarcinoma.