PAK1 and cancer: PAK1, which has been extensively documented as a mediator of cell motility, proliferation, and survival in various cancers (Al‐Azayzih et al., 2015, 2016; Goc et al., 2013; Kichina et al., 2010; Najahi‐Missaoui et al., 2019, 2020; Somanath et al., 2009, 2023; Somanath & Byzova, 2009; Verma, Artham, et al., 2020), showed higher dependency scores in our study.