# RETRACTION: Enhancing Wound Recovery in Chemotherapy‐Induced Leukopenia for Malignant Tumours: A Meta‐Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment Efficacy

## TL;DR

This retracted paper claimed acupuncture could help wound recovery in chemotherapy patients, but it was found to have a flawed peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper's meta-analysis on acupuncture's efficacy for wound recovery in chemotherapy-induced leukopenia is retracted due to compromised peer review.

## Key findings

- The paper was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not agree with the retraction decision.
- The study claimed acupuncture improved wound recovery in chemotherapy patients.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

WangH.
,
PanJ.
,
TanZ.
, and
ZhangM.
, “Enhancing Wound Recovery in Chemotherapy‐Induced Leukopenia for Malignant Tumours: A Meta‐Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment Efficacy,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 2 (2024): e14610, 10.1111/iwj.14610.

The above article, published online on 31 January 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not indicate their agreement with the retraction.