The multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that NEAT1 (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.488, P = 0.011), SERPINE1 (HR = 1.456, P = 0.015) and miR-10a-5p (HR = 0.681, P = 0.014) were independent prognostic factors in ccRCC (Tables S2–4). Here, NEAT1 is linked to nonpapillary renal cell carcinoma.