Based on insights from the study of DEspR+ cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) exhibiting aberrant apoptosis-resistance associated with myeloid cell leukemia (Mcl1) levels, a key apoptosis-evasion protein in cancer18, we reasoned that DEspR+ neutrophils would also have survival advantages as Mcl1 levels correlate with neutrophil survival19. Here, FBXW7-AS1 is linked to cancer.