MALAT1 and cancer: MALAT1 (Metastasis Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1), also known as NEAT2 (Non-coding Nuclear-enriched Abundant Transcript 2), is an oncogenic lncRNA that was first identified in non-small cell lung cancer, and has since been found to play essential roles in progression, metastasis, and survival of various types of cancer, including melanoma [9–15].