Virtually, besides TNBC, oncogenesis of lncRNA AFAP1-AS1 was also identifiable in neoplasms including esophageal adenocarcinoma, gallbladder cancer, gastric cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, colorectal cancer and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [49–51]. Here, AFAP1 is linked to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.