This article refers to:
Zong S, Zhao J, Liu L. Onco Targets Ther. 2020;13:7177–7188.
The Editor and Publisher of OncoTargets and Therapy wish to retract the published article. Concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the flow cytometry and western blot data reported in the article. The authors responded to our initial queries but were unable to verify the original data and have therefore agreed to retract the article.
Our decision-making was informed by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retraction.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.