Oncol Rep 36: [Related article:] 3105–3112, 2016; DOI:
10.3892/or.2016.5146
Following the publication of the above article, a
concerned reader drew to the Editor's attention that the Transwell
cell invasion assay data featured in Figs. 3 and 5, and the cell
microscopic/morphological images shown in Fig. 4A and C, were
strikingly similar to data appearing in different form in other
articles written by different authors at different research
institutes that had either already been published elsewhere prior
to the submission of this paper to Oncology Reports, or
which under consideration for publication at around the same time
(several of which have now been retracted). In addition,
overlapping sections of data were noted within Figs. 3 and 5, such
that data which were intended to represent the results from
differently performed experiments had apparently been derived from
the same original source(s).
In view of the fact that certain of these data had
already apparently been published prior to the submission of this
article for publication, the Editor of Oncology Reports 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.
