NEAT1 and cancer: It plays an critical carcinogenic role in promoting tumorigenesis of various human cancers, and previous study has shown that high expression of NEAT1 is associated with worse outcome in many kinds of cancer [19], such as esophageal squamous cell carcinoma [20], colorectal cancer [21], lung cancer [22], ovarian cancer [23], prostate cancer [24], as well as hematological malignancy [25].