In addition, the lncRNA-nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1 (NEAT1) is highly expressed in GC; the down-regulation of NEAT1 can inhibit the growth of GC cells and participate in the endogenous competition of miR-506/STAT3 to regulate the carbohydrate metabolism pathway in GC (Rupaimoole et al., 2015). Here, STAT3 is linked to gastric cancer.