STAT3 and breast cancer: For example, lncRNA LINC00899 suppresses breast cancer progression by inhibiting miR-425 [32], lncRNA ZFAS1 regulates oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma cell malignant behaviours via the miR-124/STAT3 axis [33] and lncRNA MALAT1 promotes GBM proliferation and progression by targeting the miR-199a/ZHX1 axis [34].