The lncRNA ASAP1-IT1 (Homo sapiens ASAP1 intronic transcript 1) was first identified as an aberrantly elevated lncRNA in ovarian cancer (9), and it can promote cell proliferation and metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer via modulation of the PTEN/AKT signaling axis (21). Here, ASAP1 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.