MTOR and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Cordycepin-stimulated autophagy via the suppression of the mTOR signaling pathway in lung cancer cells has been reported; the suppression of autophagy also elevates the expression level of cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (c-FLIP), indicating that cordycepin-triggered autophagy promotes the degradation of c-FLIP to induce apoptosis through autophagy-mediated downregulation of c-FLIP in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells [51].