BIRC5 and colorectal cancer: In addition, simvastatin suppressed KRAS prenylation, thereby enhancing antitumor effect of L-OHP through downregulation of survivin, XIAP, Bcl-xL, and Bcl-2, and upregulation of p53 and PUMA via inhibition of nuclear factor of κB (NF-κB) and Akt activation, and induction of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation in KRAS-mutated colorectal cancer cells.