Oncol Lett 10: [Related article:] 77-84, 2015; DOI:
10.3892/ol.2015.3242
Subsequently to the publication of the above paper,
it has been brought to the attention of the Editor that there were
a number of striking similarities between the article and another
paper published in a different journal by different authors located
at different research institutions. First, numerous textual
similarities were noted between several paragraphs of the text
comparing between this paper and the other paper, which was
published in Oncology Reports, also in 2015: Wang R-H, Cao
H-M, Tian Z-J, Jin B, Wang Q, Ma H and Wu J: Efficacy of
dual-functional liposomes containing paclitaxel for treatment of
lung cancer. Oncol Rep 33: 783–791, 2015. Furthermore, Fig. 9 in
the above article contained data plots that were also strikingly
similar to those included in Fig. 9 in the paper published in
Oncology Reports.
After having considered these aspects, the Editor of
Oncology Letters has decided that the above paper should be
retracted from the publication on the grounds of a lack of
certainty regarding the independence and integrity of the study.
The authors were contacted in this regard, but did not offer any
rebuttal in light of the Editor's decision to retract this paper.
Note that the study by Wang et al in Oncology Reports
has also been retracted. The Editor regrets any inconvenience that
this retraction has caused.
