STAT3 and gastric cancer: LINC00467, miR-27b-3p, and STAT3 expression in GES-1 cells and GC cell lines were measured and the results revealed that (Fig. 2A–C) relative to GES-1 cells, GC cell lines had higher levels of LINC00467 and STAT3, and a lower level of miR-27b-3p.