The editors and authors retract the article titled “Immunity to Murine Prostatic Tumors: Continuous Provision of T-Cell Help Prevents CD8 T-Cell Tolerance and Activates Tumor-Infiltrating Dendritic Cells,” which was published in the August 1, 2009 issue of Cancer Research (1), based on the findings of data falsification regarding Fig. 6A. Following review by an NIH investigation committee, NIH found the author Stephanie Watkins was the sole individual responsible for the instances of research misconduct. None of the other authors were aware of the misconduct.
Seven of the eight authors have agreed to this retraction and they are as follows:
Kimberly A. Shafer-Weaver
Tumor Immunity and Tolerance Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, and Laboratory of Cell-Mediated Immunity, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., Frederick, Maryland
Michael J. Anderson
Tumor Immunity and Tolerance Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Frederick, Maryland
Lauren J. Draper
Tumor Immunity and Tolerance Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Frederick, Maryland
Anatoli Malyguine
Laboratory of Cell-Mediated Immunity, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., Frederick, Maryland
W. Gregory Alvord
Biostatistics Division, Data Management Services, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland
Norman M. Greenberg
Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
Arthur A. Hurwitz
Tumor Immunity and Tolerance Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Frederick, Maryland
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