lncRNA BANCR Suppresses Cell Viability and Invasion and Promotes Apoptosis in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells in vitro and in vivo [Retraction]

Yang L, Liu G. Cancer Manag Res. 2019;11:3565—3574.

We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Cancer Management and Research, have retracted the published article.

Following publication, the authors have requested the withdrawal of the article in 2025 due to their new findings being inconsistent with the published results.

Further investigation conducted by the Journal and Publisher have identified significant concerns regarding the integrity of the reported results, including:

• Significant unexpected similarities between Figure 1b and Figure 1c of the article with Figure 5b of the following previously published article from an unrelated author group:

  • Zhang Y, Yao K, Shi C, et al. 244-MPT overcomes gefitinib resistance in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Oncotarget. 2015;6:44274-44288. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.6236
• Significant unexpected similarities between Figure 3a of the article with Figure 2d and Figure 2e of the following previously published article from an unrelated author group:

  • Yu T, Liu L, Li J, et al. MiRNA-10a is upregulated in NSCLC and may promote cancer by targeting PTEN. Oncotarget. 2015;6:30239-30250. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.4972
• Significant unexpected similarities between Figure 4a of the article with Figure 3e of the following previously published article from an unrelated author group:

  • Ling ZA, Xiong DD, Meng RM, et al. LncRNA NEAT1 Promotes Deterioration of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on In Vitro Experiments, Data Mining, and RT-qPCR Analysis. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2018;48(2):540-555. https://doi.org/10.1159/000491811. Erratum in: Cell Physiol Biochem. 2020;54(3):510-512. https://www.cellphysiolbiochem.com/Articles/000234/
• Significant unexpected similarities between Figure 4a of the article with Figure 3 of the following previously published article from an unrelated author group:

  • Chen G, Umelo IA, Lv S, et al. miR-146a Inhibits Cell Growth, Cell Migration and Induces Apoptosis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells. PLOS ONE. 2013;8(3):e60317. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060317
• Significant unexpected similarities between Figure 4c of the article with Figure 2 of the following previously published article from an unrelated author group:

  • Lin K, Yang R, Zheng Z, et al. Sulforaphane-cysteine-induced apoptosis via phosphorylated ERK1/2-mediated maspin pathway in human non-small cell lung cancer cells. Cell Death Discov. 2017;3:17025. https://doi.org/10.1038/cddiscovery.2017.25

As verifying the validity of the published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article. We have been informed in our decision-making by our editorial 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’.