RETRACTION: PNU-74654 enhances the antiproliferative effects of 5-FU in breast cancer and antagonizes thrombin-induced cell growth via the Wnt pathway.

F. Rahmani, F. Amerizadeh, S. M. Hassanian, M. Hashemzehi, S.-N. Nasiri, H. Fiuji, G. A. Ferns, M. Khazaei, and A. Avan, "PNU-74654 Enhances the Antiproliferative Effects of 5-FU in Breast Cancer and Antagonizes Thrombin-induced Cell Growth via the Wnt Pathway," Journal of Cellular Physiology 234, no. 8 (2019): 14123-14132, https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.28104. The above article, published online on 11 January 2019 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Robert Heath; and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed due to concerns raised by a third party on the data presented in the article. Specifically, image elements in Figure 1c were previously published by the same author group in a different scientific context. Additionally, the panels representing the histological staining corresponding to the "Control" and "5-FU" groups in Figure 3b were found to originate from the same biological sample. Finally, splicing sites have been detected within Figure 6b. The concerns were not satisfactorily addressed by the authors upon request. Accordingly, retraction is warranted as the editors have lost trust in the data presented in the article and in its conclusions. The corresponding author Majid Khazaei disagrees with the decision of retraction. No confirmation was obtained by the remaining co-authors.