Numerous human cancers, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (Li and Zheng, 2017), colorectal cancer (CRC) (Yan et al., 2020), and prostate cancer have been shown to be affected by the oncogenic roles of the actin-binding LIM and SH3 domain protein 1 (LASP1) (Wang et al., 2017c). Here, LASP1 is linked to cancer.