Authors: Pan S, Deng Y, Fu J, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Qin X.
Abstract Summary
A research paper has been retracted from the International Journal of Oncology after a reader discovered that tumor images in the article had previously appeared in a different publication by unrelated authors. The duplicated data had been published before the paper’s submission, prompting the journal’s decision to retract. The authors did not respond to requests for explanation.
Why Brain? 🧠
This retracted paper claimed to explain how cancer-associated fibroblasts promote chemotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer, but was withdrawn due to image duplication from another publication.
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