Oncol Rep 30: [Related article:] 1782-1792, 2013; DOI:
10.3892/or.2013.2627
Following the publication of this paper, it was
drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that,
regarding the immunohistochemical experiments shown in Fig. 1C on
p. 1785, the fluorescence images labelled as ‘SW480 CSC’ and
‘HCT116 CSC’ (representing two different cell lines) appeared to
show the same microscopic field after rotation, and with resizing
of the images. In addition, the SW480 E-cadherin protein bands in
Fig. 2D on p. 1786 appeared to be strikingly similar to the DLD1
and SW1116 Snail1 bands shown in Fig. 1A of an earlier published
paper with the author Bo Jiang in common, which appeared in the
journal European Journal of Cancer, where the image in Fig.
2D had been rotated by 180°, and in the two papers, these data were
shown to represent different proteins, cell lines and experimental
conditions.
Given that the abovementioned issues have come to
light, the Editor of Oncology Reports 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.
