Xu et al. (2020) indicated that INHBB expression is upregulated in rectal cancer tissues and portends a poor prognosis. Moreover, Kita, Akihiro et al. suggested that high INHBB expression promotes cell migration and proliferation in oral squamous cell carcinoma and is associated closely with the tumor microenvironment (Kita et al., 2017). The gene discussed is INHBB; the disease is rectal cancer.