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Retraction: Combination of Tanshinone IIA and Cisplatin Inhibits Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Down-Regulating NF-kB/COX-2/VEGF Pathway

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Please find the retraction statement below:Liao, X., Gao, Y., Liu, J., Tao, L., Xie, J., Gu, Y., Liu, T., Wang, D., Xie, D., & Mo, S. (2020). Combination of Tanshinone IIA and Cisplatin Inhibits Esophageal Cancer by Downregulating NF-κB/COX-2/VEGF Pathway. Frontiers in oncology, 10, 1756. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.01756“Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the images in the published figures. The authors failed to provide a satisfactory explanation during the investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies.This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Oncology and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors did not agree to this retraction."

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Please find the retraction statement below:Liao, X., Gao, Y., Liu, J., Tao, L., Xie, J., Gu, Y., Liu, T., Wang, D., Xie, D., & Mo, S. (2020). Combination of Tanshinone IIA and Cisplatin Inhibits Esophageal Cancer by Downregulating NF-κB/COX-2/VEGF Pathway. Frontiers in oncology, 10, 1756. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.01756“Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the images in the published figures. The authors failed to provide a satisfactory explanation during the investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies.This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Oncology and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors did not agree to this retraction."

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Please find the retraction statement below:Liao, X., Gao, Y., Liu, J., Tao, L., Xie, J., Gu, Y., Liu, T., Wang, D., Xie, D., & Mo, S. (2020). Combination of Tanshinone IIA and Cisplatin Inhibits Esophageal Cancer by Downregulating NF-κB/COX-2/VEGF Pathway. Frontiers in oncology, 10, 1756. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.01756“Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the images in the published figures. The authors failed to provide a satisfactory explanation during the investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies.This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Oncology and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors did not agree to this retraction."

Key concepts: Cisplatin, Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, Cancer research, Esophageal cancer, VEGF receptors, Medicine, Basal cell, Oncology

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