Int J Oncol 62: [Related article:] 38, 2023; DOI:
10.3892/ijo.2023.5486
Following the publication of this paper, a concerned
reader drew to the attention of the Editorial Office that, for the
photomicrographs shown in Fig. 2B on p. 8, the same image had
apparently been selected to represent the images for cerebrum and
cerebellum from the brain. Secondly, the same image for the
prostate tissue in Fig. 2B was used as the 'Matched normal' data in
Fig. 3C on p. 9, and thirdly, the si3 and si3+CT images selected
for Fig. 7B on p. 13 appeared to be derived from the same original
source. Finally, after having performed an independent analysis of
the data in the Editorial Office, it was noted that, for the wound
healing assay data shown in Fig. 8E on p. 14, overlapping sections
were identified comparing the CT and Overexp panels in the lower
panel of images in this figure, such that data which were intended
to show the results of differently performed experiments had
apparently been derived from the same original source.
After having considered these issues, owing to the
number of instances of apparently misassembled data that have been
identified in this paper, and also on the basis of an overall lack
of confidence in the presented data, the Editor of International
Journal of Oncology has decided that this paper should be
retracted from the Journal. 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.
