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Existing methods often overlook the complex sequence patterns of ncRNA and their intricate interrelationships, resulting in suboptimal performance. To address these challenges, we propose MIFNDRA, a multimodal integrative framework that jointly models ncRNA and drug features to identify drug resistance-related ncRNAs. MIFNDRA employs a pre-trained Graph Isomorphism Network to extract drug structural features and a pre-trained SpliceBERT model to encode ncRNA sequences. It also incorporates various similarity features for both drugs and ncRNAs, while improving representation through a novel ncRNA interaction network that includes interactions between different ncRNA types as a strategy for knowledge enhancement. By leveraging advanced graph learning techniques, including residual GraphSAGE and contrastive learning, the model improves the identification of drug resistance-associated ncRNAs. Additionally, we curated a new benchmark dataset pairing ncRNA sequences with drug SMILES and resistance annotations. Comprehensive experiments demonstrate that MIFNDRA achieved state-of-the-art performance. Case studies on cisplatin and gemcitabine further validate the model's robustness and potential in advancing drug resistance research and drug development. 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