Hong M, Zhang Z, Chen Q, et al.Cancer Manag Res. 2019;11:369378. https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S186236 We, the Editors and Publisher of the journalCancer Management and Research, have retracted the published article. Afterpublication, concerns have been raisedby a third partyin 2023about the integrity of the data inFigure 2 ofthe article. Further investigation conducted by the Journal and Publisheridentified significant integrity concerns, including unexpected similarities between Figure 2G of the article and Figure 3E of the author groups previously published article, that are representative of different samples and treatment conditions: Zhang Z, Zhou C, Chang Y, et al. Long non-coding RNA CASC11 interacts with hnRNP-K and activates the WNT/-catenin pathway to promote growth and metastasis in colorectal cancer.Cancer Lett. 2016;376(1):62-73. doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2016.03.022 Additional data integrity concerns were identified in the Western blot data shown in Figures 1C, 1G and 4C. When approached for an explanation,the authors have responded and provided their original data to address the image integrity concerns in Figure 2G. However, the concerns regarding the integrity of the Western blot data remain unaddressed. As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article.The corresponding author listed in this publication has been informed. We have been informed in our decision-making by oureditorial policies and the COPE guidelines. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as Retracted.
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