Suppression of tumor growth and colony formation by piperlongumine (PL) in vitro in human thyroid cancer cells. Three types of human thyroid cancer cells, namely, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) (IHH-4), follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) (WRO), and anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) (8505c and KMH-2), were incubated with PL, and the (A) cellular viability and (B) colony formation were examined. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was used as a negative control. Three independent experiments of cellular viability were conducted. Compared with the control group, * indicates p < 0.05, ** indicates p < 0.01, *** indicates p < 0.001.