Since this article has been suspected of research misconduct and the corresponding authors did not respond to our request to prove originality of data and figures, "Long noncoding RNA AK027294 acts as an oncogene in non-small cell lung cancer by up-regulating STAT3, by B. Chen, C.-H. Ling, published in Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 23 (3): 1102-1107-DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201902_17000-PMID: 30779078" has been withdrawn. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. https://www.europeanreview.org/article/17000.