Oncol Lett 8: [Related article:] 2043–2048, 2014; DOI:
10.3892/ol.2014.2444
Subsequently to the publication of the above
article, a concerned reader drew to the Editor's attention that,
regarding the migration and invasion assay data shown in Fig. 3A on
p. 2046, of the ten data panels, the Migration/Dox and
Migration/Dox&KU60019 data panels contained an overlapping
section, while the Invasion/Blank, Invasion/DMSO and
Migration/KU60019 data panels also contained overlapping data, such
that this trio of panels were apparently derived from the same
original source. In addition, in Fig. 4E, the E-cadherin blots
featured in the first and the second lanes in the gel slice
appeared to be strikingly similar, suggesting that this figure may
have potentially undergone inappropriate editing.
After having evaluated these data independently in
the Editorial Office, the concerns of the reader were shown to have
been well-founded. Therefore, in view of the uncertainties
regarding the assembly of some of the western blot data in Fig. 4E,
and given the number of overlapping data panels that were
identified in Fig. 3A, the Editor of Oncology Letters has
decided that this paper should be retracted from the Journal on
account of a lack of confidence in the presented data. 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.
