"MCT1 mRNA expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) was analyzed in The Cancer Genome Atlas database and in ESCC cells. MCT1 expression was found to correlate with neoplasm stage. Survival analysis showed that patients in a highMCT1 group had a lower overall and progressionfree survival. Downregulation of MCT1 suppressed proliferation and survival of ESCC cells in vitro."xsd:string