STAT3 and meningioma: Importantly, FGFR2 and FGFR3 were detected in meningiomas (Johnson et al., 2010; Smith et al., 2005; Ueba et al., 1994), and FGF1 was shown to be able to stimulate meningioma cell proliferation by activation of AKT1 and STAT3 (Johnson et al., 2010).