Retraction Note to: Stromal vascular fraction cells for the treatment of critical limb ischemia: a pilot study

Journal of Translational Medicine - Tập 18 - Trang 1-1 - 2020
Adas Darinskas1, Mindaugas Paskevicius2, Gintaras Apanavicius2, Gintaris Vilkevicius3,4, Liutauras Labanauskas5, Thomas E. Ichim6, Rytis Rimdeika5
1Laboratory of Immunology, National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania
2Department of Vascular Surgery, Vilnius City Clinical Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania
3Northway Medical and Surgical Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
4Clinics of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
5Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical Academy, University Clinics of Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania
6Immune Advisors, LLC, San Diego, USA

Tóm tắt

The Editor-in-Chief and the publisher have retracted this article [1]. An investigation by the Lithuanian Bioethics Committee concluded that, contrary to the statements in the article, the study described was not conducted in the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital and the Commission of Medical Ethics did not issue any approval for such a study.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Darinskas A, Paskevicius M, Apanavicius G, Vilkevicius G, Labanauskas L, Ichim TE, Rimdeika R. Stromal vascular fraction cells for the treatment of critical limb ischemia: a pilot study. J Transl Med. 2017;15:143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-017-1243-3.