Int J Oncol 50: [Related article:] 1801-1809, 2017; DOI:
10.3892/ijo.2017.3941
Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn
to our attention by an interested reader that a row of tumour
images featured in Fig. 5A of the above paper were strikingly
similar to those featured in Fig. 7A of an article appearing in
Oncology Research [Zhang X, Gao F, Zhou L, Wang H, Shi G and
Tan X: UCA1 regulates the growth and metastasis of pancreatic
cancer by sponging miR-135a. Oncol Res 25: 1529-1541, 2017].
Furthermore, similarities in the data were also identified
comparing Fig. 4A in the above paper with Fig. 6A in the same paper
published in Oncology Research by Zhang et al.
Finally, immunohistochemistry data featured in Fig. 5G were
strikingly similar to data featured in Fig. 7G in the following
article [Li Y, Luo H, Xiao N, Duan J Wang Z and Wang S: Long
noncoding RNA SChLAP1 accelerates the proliferation and metastasis
of prostate cancer via targeting miR-198 and promoting the MAPK1
pathway. Oncol Res 26: 131-143, 2018].
The Editor asked the authors for an explanation to
account for the appearance of strikingly similar data in their
paper independently, although the authors never responded within a
reasonable time to confirm that the paper should be retracted. The
Editor has therefore made the executive decision to retract this
paper. The Editor apologizes to the readership for any
inconvenience caused.
