Cai Y, Li Y, Sun B, et al. Cancer Manag Res. 2020;12:8535–8543.
The Editor and Publisher of Cancer Management and Research wish to retract the published article. Concerns were raised regarding the alleged duplication of images in Figure 4, specifically:
Figure 4A panel SNU-1 PTCSC3+HULC siRNA appears to have been duplicated with Figure 4A panel AGS PTCSC3+HULC siRNA.
Figure 4B panels 0h PTCSC3, HULU, PTCSC3+HLUC and PTCSC3+HLUC siRNA all appear to be duplicates of each other.
The authors were unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the alleged duplication and could not provide satisfactory original data for their study. The Editor advised for the article to be retracted and the authors agreed with this decision.
Our decision-making was informed by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retraction.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.