Oncol Rep 35: [Related article:] 2246–2256, 2016; DOI:
10.3892/or.2016.4594
Following the publication of this paper, it was
drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that certain
of the flow cytometric data shown in Fig. 4A and Transwell cell
migration and invasion assay data in Fig. 6A subsequently appeared
in other published articles written by different authors at
different research institutes (a pair of which have since been
retracted owing to the striking similarity of these data with that
featured in previously published articles). Moreover, overlapping
data panels were also identified in Fig. 6A, such that these data,
which were intended to show the results from differently performed
experiments, had apparently been derived from the same original
source.
Owing to the fact that the contentious data in the
above article had apparently subsequently appeared in other
unrelated articles, and given the fact that Fig. 6A had clearly
been assembled incorrectly, the Editor of Oncology Reports
has decided that this paper should be retracted from the Journal on
the grounds of a lack of overall confidence in the originality of
all the data presented therein. The authors were asked for an
explanation to account for these concerns, but the Editorial Office
did not receive a reply. The Editor apologizes to the readership
for any inconvenience caused.
