Scientific integrity seems to be a rare commodity these days. In this issue of JAMA Oncology, we have a retraction of an article1 due to an analysis error brought to our attention by the authors themselves. We commend Jesper Lagergren, MD, PhD, and colleagues for discovering this mistake after their research was published and immediately contacting the journal to ensure that corrected information in the analysis and outcome was rapidly made available to our readers. Ensuring that accurate data are accessible to others for the foundation of future studies is the basis of scientific publishing. The honesty of authors, such as Dr Lagergren and colleagues, serves as an excellent example of scientific integrity.
Published Online: March 28, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.0656
Corresponding Author: Mary L. (Nora) Disis, MD, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 850 Republican St, Brotman 221, PO Box 358050, Seattle, WA 98195-8050 (ndisis@uw.edu).
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.