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RETRACTION article

Front. Chem., 08 December 2025

Sec. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Volume 13 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2025.1754951

Retraction: The use of bionic prodrugs for the enhancement of low dose radiotherapy

This article is a retraction of:

  1. RETRACTED: The Use of Bionic Prodrugs for the Enhancement of Low Dose Radiotherapy

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A Retraction of the Original Research Article
The use of bionic prodrugs for the enhancement of low dose radiotherapy

by Sun X, Su F, Luo X and Ning Y (2021). Front. Chem. 9:710250. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2021.710250

The journal retracts the 11 August 2021 article cited above.

Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the validity of the data in the article. The authors failed to provide the raw data or a satisfactory explanation during the investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies. Given the concerns, and the lack of raw data, the editors no longer have confidence in the findings presented in the article.

This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Chemistry and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors do not agree with this retraction.

Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2025) Retraction: The use of bionic prodrugs for the enhancement of low dose radiotherapy. Front. Chem. 13:1754951. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2025.1754951

Received: 26 November 2025; Accepted: 26 November 2025;
Published: 08 December 2025.

Approved by:

Michael Kassiou, The University of Sydney, Australia

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