Long Non-Coding RNA LINC00466 Knockdown Inhibits Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Malignancy by Targeting microRNA-493/HMGA2 [Expression of Concern]

Abstract

Hou C, Dong Y, Du B. Cancer Manag Res. 2020;12:13071–13084. The Editor and Publisher of Cancer Management and Research wish to publish an Expression of Concern for the published article. Following publication, concerns were raised about the scientific integrity of the articles content. We reached out to the authors requesting they supply information that would confirm the integrity of the data. The authors provided several files in response to our queries but they did not satisfy our requirements to confirm the authenticity of some types of data. In addition, there were unexplained similarities between some of the figures presented in this article, and figures presented in articles by different authors groups. As yet, the authors have not provided a satisfactory explanation for this. Therefore, as we continue to work through the issues raised, we advise readers to interpret the information presented in the article with due caution. The authors have been notified about this Expression of Concern. Read the original article

Keywords

• long intergenic non-protein-coding rna 00466
• tongue squamous cell carcinoma pathogenesis
• targeted therapy