Cancer stem cells have been shown to be closely related with tumor initiation, progression, radioresistance, and chemotherapy resistance. Hasegawa found that miR-1246 could increase tumor-initiating potential and maintain cancer stem cell-like properties via CCNG2 in pancreatic cancer [16]. MiR-1246 has also been shown to specifically target the 3’-UTR of CADM1 and down-regulate its expression, which leads to enhancing migration and invasion capacity of hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines [13].