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. 2026 Jul 11;45:158. doi: 10.1186/s13046-026-03777-5

Retraction Note: Long noncoding RNA lncTCF7, induced by IL-6/STAT3 transactivation, promotes hepatocellular carcinoma aggressiveness through epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Jun Wu 1, Jun Zhang 1,, Bin Shen 1, Kai Yin 1, Jianwei Xu 1, Wencan Gao 1, Lihong Zhang 1
PMCID: PMC13355335  PMID: 42432733

Retraction Note: J Exp Clin Cancer Res 34, 116 (2015)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-015-0229-3

The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article.

After publication, concerns were raised regarding some of the images presented in this article, specifically:

  • Figure 4 A appears highly similar to Figure S1A in [1];

  • Figure 5B appears highly similar to Fig. 3A in [1];

  • Figure 5D appears highly similar to Fig. 3C in [1].

The Editor-in-Chief therefore no longer has confidence in the presented data.

Authors have not responded to correspondence regarding this retraction.

References

  • 1.Yuan J, Yang F, Wang F, et al. A Long Noncoding RNA Activated by TGF-β Promotes the Invasion-Metastasis Cascade in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Cell. 2014;25:666–81. 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.03.010. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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