Oncol Rep 37: [Related article:] 1182–1188, 2017; DOI:
10.3892/or.2017.5351
Following the publication of this paper, it was
drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that Fig. 3A
(showing the results of scratch-wound assay experiments) and Fig.
4C (showing the results of cell morphological experiments) both
contained internally a pair of data panels containing duplicated
data. Moreover, four of the six data panels shown in Fig. 3B
(showing the results of Transwell migration assay experiments),
contained either matching or overlapping data panels. In addition,
the western blot data in Fig. 4A selected to show the Vimentin
protein bands for the MHCC97H cell line and the Snail protein bands
for the Bel-7404 cell line were seemingly identical. Finally, it
was noted that certain of the western blot data in Fig. 4A of the
above paper were also apparently included in Figs. 2A and 3A of
another paper published by the same group in the journal
Carcinogenesis.
Owing to the number of identified instances of data
duplication in this paper, the Editor of Oncology Reports
has decided that it 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.
