Oncol Rep 38: [Related article:] 3465–3472, 2017; DOI:
10.3892/or.2017.6020
Following the publication of the above article, a
concerned reader drew to the Editor's attention that, regarding the
cell invasion assay data shown in Fig. 2B on p. 3469, the ‘si-NC
(SGC7901)’ and ‘si-NC (MGC803)’ data panels appeared to show the
same data, albeit the panels were presented in a different
orientation with respect to each other (rotated through 180°).
Moreover, the data in question had apparently already been
submitted and published in an article in the journal Oncology
Letters written by different authors, although from the same
hospital.
After having performed an internal investigation of
these data in the Editorial Office, the Editor of Oncology
Reports has confirmed the legitimacy of the reader's concerns.
Therefore, the Editor has decided that this article should be
retracted from the publication on the grounds of an overall lack of
confidence in the data, and given that the same data appeared in an
unrelated article in a different journal. The authors were asked
for an explanation to account for these concerns, but the Editorial
Office did not receive a reply. The Editor sincerely apologizes to
the readership for any incovenience caused, and we thank the reader
for bringing this matter to our attention.
