After reviewing the literature, it was determined that NFAT5 has similar functions to TERT and plays an important role in various activities, such as immune regulation, metabolic regulation, DNA damage repair and tumorigenesis [43–45], such as non-small-cell lung cancer [46], pancreatic cancer [47], chronic lymphocytic leukemia [48] and melanoma [49]. This evidence concerns the gene TERT and non-small cell lung carcinoma.