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ReviewMolecular cancer2026

Non-coding RNAs as master regulators of ferroptosis in cancer: mechanisms and clinical implications.

Haoyang Mo, Yao Xie, Hao Zhang, Yunyi Liu, Wantao Wu, Zhiwei Xia, Peng Luo, Zhixiong Liu, Quan Cheng

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Haoyang Mo *Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yao Xie *Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Hao Zhang *Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yunyi LiuDepartment of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Wantao WuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Zhiwei XiaDepartment of Neurology, Hunan Aerospace Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, P. R. China. xiazhiwei2011@gmail.com.
Peng LuoDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China. luopeng@smu.edu.cn.
Zhixiong LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. zhixiongliu@csu.edu.cn.
Quan ChengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. chengquan@csu.edu.cn.

Funding

Beijing Xisike Clinical Oncology Research Foundation Y-Gilead2024-PT-0070Chongqing Medical Youth Top Talent Program YXQN202558Chongqing Youth Innovation Talent Project CSTB2025YITP-QCRCX0096Jiangxi Provincial Health Technology Project 202510008Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation 20252BAC220048Key R&D Program of Jiangxi Province 20243BBI91007National Natural Science Foundation of China 82372943, 82303610, 82503442Science Foundation of the AMHT Group 2022YK04The Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province 2023RC3074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ferroptosis is a non-apoptotic form of cell death characterized by intracellular iron accumulation and the subsequent elevation of cytotoxic lipid peroxides. Various cellular metabolic pathways intricately regulate this process, including redox homeostasis, iron metabolism, lipid metabolism, and other signaling cascades. Increasing evidence substantiates the critical role of ferroptosis in tumorigenesis and cancer therapy. However, our current understanding of numerous mechanisms underlying tumor ferroptosis remains limited. Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) provide a new perspective. Several ncRNAs, particularly microRNAs, long noncoding RNAs, and circular RNAs, are being demonstrated to form a comprehensive regulatory network that exerts direct regulation over ferroptosis-related genes or enzymes while indirectly modulating regulatory factors associated with ferroptosis. Strikingly, ncRNAs also serve as crucial mediators orchestrating communication between cancer cells, stromal cells, and immune cells within the tumor microenvironment (TME). Given their substantial potential in tumors and the TME, ferroptosis-related RNAs emerge as promising targets for immunotherapy and overcoming drug resistance. The development of novel nanomedicines for delivering ncRNAs is crucial in advancing antitumor therapy. This review comprehensively elucidates the regulatory mechanisms of ferroptosis-associated ncRNAs across various cancers, sheds light on their functions within the TME, explores their clinical potential to overcome drug resistance, and highlights unresolved questions.

Indexed as

FerroptosisNeoplasmsRNA, UntranslatedAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIronTumor MicroenvironmentIronRNA, UntranslatedDrug resistanceFerroptosisImmunotherapyNon-coding RNAsTumor microenvironment

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PMCPMC13317292

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