ASAP1 and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Additionally, overexpression of ASAP1-IT1 abolished miR-509-3p-induced cancer cell apoptosis of A549-dereived stem cells both in vitro and in vivo, indicating that the interaction between ASAP1-IT1 and miR-509-3pis involved in regulation of cancer cell stemness and NSCLC progression.