Correction to: Cancer Cell Int (2021) 21:426 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-021-02100-w

Following the publication of the original article [1], we were notified that the affiliation of the third author was incorrect.

  • Originally published affiliation: Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China

  • Corrected affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China

The original article has been corrected.