Editorial Expression of Concern: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10555-023-10142-x

The Editor-in-Chief of Cancer & Metastasis Reviews is issuing an editorial expression of concern to alert readers that this original article shows indications of irregularities in authorship and peer review. Additionally, some of the references cited in this article have been retracted. Examples of the retracted references include:

  • [RETRACTED] Liao WW, Zhang C, Liu FR, Wang WJ. Effects of miR-155 on proliferation and apoptosis by regulating FoxO3a/BIM in liver cancer cell line HCCLM3. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. 2018 Mar;22(5):1277-1285. https://doi.org/10.26355/eurrev_201803_14468. (Ref.60)

  • [RETRACTED] Li, Xiaoting et al. ‘MiR-155 Targeting FoxO3a Regulates Oral Cancer Cell Proliferation, Apoptosis, and DDP Resistance through Targeting FoxO3a’. 1 Jan. 2020 : 105 – 111. https://doi.org/10.3233/CBM-190555 (Ref.57)

  • [RETRACTED] Lin, X., Wang, S., Sun, M. et al. RETRACTED ARTICLE: miR-195-5p/NOTCH2-mediated EMT modulates IL-4 secretion in colorectal cancer to affect M2-like TAM polarization. J Hematol Oncol 12, 20 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-019-0708-7 (Ref.73)

  • [RETRACTED] Fukuda, T., Yamagata, K., Fujiyama, S. et al. DEAD-box RNA helicase subunits of the Drosha complex are required for processing of rRNA and a subset of microRNAs. Nat Cell Biol 9, 604–611 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb1577 (Ref.47)

None of the authors agree to this Expression of Concern.