ADAMTS9-AS1 can inhibit apoptosis and autophagy through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway and promote bladder cancer progression (Yang et al., 2021) while inhibiting colon cancer cell progression through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway (Li et al., 2020). This evidence concerns the gene ADAMTS9 and malignant colon neoplasm.