To explore the inhibitory effect of long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) antisense of KTN1 (KTN1-AS1) on the growth of pancreatic cancer (PC) cells by regulating the microRNA-23b-3p (miR-23b-3p)/high-mobility group box 2 (HMGB2) axis. Here, HMGB2 is linked to pancreatic neoplasm.