Retracted article: Adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in advanced stage (III/IV) improves the outcome in the rituximab era

Statement of Retraction: Adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in advanced stage (III/IV) improves the outcome in the rituximab era We, the Editor[s] and Publisher of Hematology, have retracted the following article: Avilès, A, Nambo, M-J, Calva, A, et al. Adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in advanced stage (III/IV) improves the outcome in the rituximab era. Hematology. 2019;24:507–511; DOI:10.1080/10245332.2018.1423880 The above article has been retracted as a result of concerns regarding the data upon which the presented research has been based. After re-examination and several independent expert reviews the consensus is that the data and results are not reliable and therefore the article must be retracted. The authors have agreed with this decision. We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”