ETM Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 1792-0981 1792-1015 D.A. Spandidos 10.3892/etm.2026.13175 ETM-32-1-13175 Retraction [Retracted] Synergistic inhibition of leukemia WEHI-3 cell growth by arsenic trioxide and Hedyotis diffusa Willd extract in vitro and in vivo KuoYu-Jui LiuYan-Jin WayTzong-Der ChiangSu-Yin LinJaung-Geng ChungJing-Gung 072026 29042026 32 1 180 Copyright: © 2026 Kuo et al. 2026 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.

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Following the publication of the above paper, it was drawn to the Editor’s attention by a concerned reader that western blot data shown in Fig. 6A on p. 3394 were strikingly similar to data that had already appeared previously in an article written by different authors at different research institutes in the journal PLoS One. After performing an independent analysis of the data in this paper in the Editorial Office, it came to light that western blot data in Fig. 5C had also similarly appeared in the journal Cancer Research in a paper written by different authors at different research institutes.

In view of the fact that the abovementioned data had already apparently been published previously, the Editor of Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine has decided that this paper should be retracted from the Journal. 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.