Retraction to artesunate induces apoptosis and inhibits the proliferation, stemness, and tumorigenesis of leukemia
Retraction to: Ann Transl Med 2020;8:767
The paper “Artesunate induces apoptosis and inhibits the proliferation, stemness, and tumorigenesis of leukemia” (doi: 10.21037/atm-20-4558) published in Annals of Translational Medicine in Vol 8, No 12 (June 2020) (1) needs to be retracted, as Xiaoqing Xie, the co-author has objection over its publication. We failed to inform Xiaoqing Xie the publication of the mentioned article because of changed contact information. Now we need to retract the paper as Xiaoqing Xie objects its publication. All authors agree with the retraction of the paper. We hereby declare.
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References
- Chen S, Gan S, Han L, et al. Artesunate induces apoptosis and inhibits the proliferation, stemness, and tumorigenesis of leukemia. Ann Transl Med 2020;8:767. [Crossref] [PubMed]