However, a previous study suggested the distinct roles of RRM2B in tumor progression: on one hand, its amplification was related to worse outcomes in breast cancers (Chae et al., 2016; Iqbal et al., 2021); on the other hand, in vitro analysis found its overexpression could inhibit the proliferation of lung cancer cells by the regulation work of FOXO3 (Cho et al., 2014). This evidence concerns the gene FOXO3 and lung carcinoma.