Oncol Lett 15: [Related article:] 8470–8476, 2018; DOI:
10.3892/ol.2018.8416
Following the publication of the above paper, a
concerned reader drew to the Editor's attention that the β-actin
control blots shown for Figs. 4B and 5B held several protein bands
in common, where different experimental conditions were described;
moreover, the Lamin B data in Fig. 5A had apparently already
appeared in a figure in a paper published in the journal
Oncotarget that was written by different authors at
different research institutes. Upon performing an independent
analysis of the data in the Editorial Office, it came to light that
the migration and invasion assay data shown in Fig. 2A-D and the
immunofluorescence assay data in Fig. 4E and F were also strikingly
similar to data that had already appeared in previously published
papers in different journals written by different authors at
different research institutes.
Given that the abovementioned data had already been
published previously in a range of different journals, the Editor
of Oncology Letters has decided that this article 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.
