Oncol Lett 16: [Related article:] 65–72, 2018; DOI:
10.3892/ol.2018.8645
Following the publication of this article, a
concerned reader drew to the Editor's attention that, for the
Transwell migration assay experiments shown in Fig. 5B on p. 70, an
unexpected area of similarity was identified in terms of the
cellular data comparing the ‘Control’ and ‘Inhibitor + si-SCOS5’
data panels, where the results from differently performed
experiments were intended to have been shown, although the areas
immediately surrounding this area featured comparatively different
distributions of cells. In addition, the western blots in this
article were presented with atypical, unusually shaped and possibly
anomalous protein bands in many cases.
After having conducted an internal investigation, the
Editor of Oncology Letters has reached the conclusion that
the potentially anomalous data in this paper were unlikely to have
arisen by coincidence. Therefore, on the grounds of a lack of
confidence in the integrity of these data, the Editor has decided
that the article should be retracted from the publication. 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,
and thanks the concerned reader for drawing this matter to our
attention.
