NSCLC cell lines, including A549, H1299, and PC‐9, underwent treatment with miR‐146a mimics or SORT1 small interfering RNA (siRNA), followed by evaluations of cell viability, migration, invasion, and apoptosis using cell counting kit‐8, transwell assays, and scratch wound assays. Here, SORT1 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.