STAT3 and cervical carcinoma: Our future studies will also continue to focus on the up- or downregulation of target lncRNAs and observe their effects on important metabolic pathways in cervical cancer cells, such as STAT3, Wnt/β-catenin, PI3K/AKT and Notch, as well as high-risk HPV-encoded proteins, such as E6 and E7 oncoproteins.