MALAT1 and cancer: A bulk of lncRNAs have been identified and are associated with cancer development and being validated as molecular markers for cancer prognosis, metabolism, and metastasis such as lncRNA LINC-PINT as a key factor in the regulation of various cancers [7], lncRNA MALAT-1 as metastasis marker [14], and lncRNA TRINGS nutrition stress-associated lncRNAs [15].