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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Front. Oncol.</journal-id>
<journal-title>Frontiers in Oncology</journal-title>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3389/fonc.2023.1320477</article-id>
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<subject>Retraction</subject>
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<article-title>Retraction: The oncolytic virus in cancer diagnosis and treatment</article-title>
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<p>Approved by: Massimo Broggini, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research (IRCCS), Italy</p>
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<p>*Correspondence: Frontiers Editorial Office, <email xlink:href="mailto:research.integrity@frontiersin.org">research.integrity@frontiersin.org</email>
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<year>2023</year>
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<day>12</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2023</year>
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<month>10</month>
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<related-article id="RA1" related-article-type="retracted-article" xlink:href="10.3389/fonc.2020.01786" ext-link-type="doi">A Retraction of the Review Article <article-title>The oncolytic virus in cancer diagnosis and treatment</article-title> by Cao G-D, He X-B, Sun Q, Chen S-H, Wan K, Xu X, Feng X-D, Li P-P, Chen B and Xiong M-M (2020) <italic>Front. Oncol.</italic> 10:1786. doi:&#xa0;<object-id>10.3389/fonc.2020.01786</object-id>
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<p>Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the scientific validity of the article. An investigation was conducted in accordance with Frontiers&#x2019; policies. It was found that these concerns were valid and that the article does not meet the standards of editorial and scientific soundness for Frontiers in Oncology; therefore, the article has been retracted.</p>
<p>This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Oncology and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors do not agree to this retraction.</p>
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