POU5F1 and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: In summary, in addition to directly targeted inhibition of PI3K, Akt, and mTOR, targeted inhibition of HIF-1α, MK2, CCND1, lncRNA FAM225A, MYH9, MDK, miR-92a, miR-18a, EBV-miR-BART7-3p, FGF2, COL1A1, RBM3, PNUTS, Annexin A1, IL-8, CDKN3, c-Src, Flot-2, EpCAM, OCT4, BEX3, and targeted activation of LZTS2, UBQLN1, SMG1 may become potential therapeutic strategies that affecting the PI3K/Akt pathway in NPC.