Generally speaking, this study elaborates the concrete mechanisms that miR-18a from M2 macrophages inhibits TGFBR3 expression to exacerbate the progression of NPC via TGF-β signaling pathway, the results of which is abrogated by miR-18a knockdown or TGFBR3 elevation. This evidence concerns the gene TGFBR3 and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.