Finally, the axes involving the DElncRNAs AP002498.1 and LINC01871/miR‐4644 or miR‐185‐5p/GNLY were identified to be closely associated with distant metastasis and could be promising independent prognostic biomarkers or therapeutic targets for distant metastasis of CRC (Figure 1). This evidence concerns the gene GNLY and colorectal carcinoma.