Pearson correlation analyses using TCGA NSCLC dataset from GEPIA website showed that p65 was positively correlated with both IL6 (P < 2.2e-16, R = 0.2) and STAT3 (P < 2.2e-16, R = 0.41) (Supplementary Fig. 6A, B). Here, STAT3 is linked to non-small cell lung carcinoma.