Oncol Rep 42: [Related article:] 2390–2401, 2019; DOI:
10.3892/or.2019.7381
Subsequently to the publication of the article, an
interested reader drew to the authors' attention that certain of
the data panels showing the results of cell migration and invasion
assays in Figs. 5A and 6C were overlapping, suggesting that the
data were derived from the same original source, even though they
were selected to represent the results from differently performed
experiments.
The authors requested that a corrigendum be
published to rectify this problem; however, after having conducted
an independent analysis of the data in the Editorial Office, we
have noticed that the data shown in Figs. 5A and 6C are strikingly
similar to data appearing in different form in other articles
published in another journal, mainly written by different authors
at different research institutions. Owing to the fact that the
contentious data in the above article were already under
consideration for publication, or had already been published,
elsewhere at the time it was submitted to Oncology Reports,
the Editor has decided that this paper should be retracted from the
Journal. After having been in contact with the authors, they agreed
with the decision to retract the paper. The Editor apologizes to
the readership for any inconvenience caused.
