Background/Aims: The present study was aimed at exploring the role of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) FOXD2-AS1 in the development and progression of glioma and the underlying mechanism of FOXD2-AS1/miR-185-5p/HMGA2 network in glioma via regulation of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. This evidence concerns the gene FOXD2 and central nervous system cancer.