Liu et al. disclosed that PCAT1 is up-regulated in NSCLC, and PCAT1 cooperates with DKC1 to activate the VEGF/AKT/Bcl-2/caspase9 pathway, which heightens NSCLC cells’ proliferation and invasion, and dampens their apoptosis [7]. Here, DKC1 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.