Expression of Concern: Tumor Associated Macrophage × Cancer Cell Hybrids May Acquire Cancer Stem Cell Properties in Breast Cancer
Abstract
Following the publication of this article [1], concerns were raised regarding results presented in Figs 2, 4, and 7, and the methods.Specifically:• The upper region of Fig 1B appears to overlap with Fig 7B in a later article [2].• In Fig 4F:• Several panels appear to contain vertical discontinuities between the right lane and the remainder of the panel.• The band sizes in the left Snail 1 panels do not appear to match the corresponding product size.• The MDA-MB-231 Fusion lane in the right GAPDH panel appears similar to the Marker lane in the right Snail 2 panel.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Immune cells in cancer
Mesenchymal stem cell research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- PLoS ONE
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e0342526–e0342526
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN