MALAT1 and neoplasm: In addition, the release and transfer of exosomal metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) from epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cells to recipient HUVEC cells enhanced the expression of angiogenesis-related genes [216], a vital process that was shown to supply tumor cells with nutrients and oxygen for continuous tumor growth and a prerequisite for metastasis.