RETRACTED: Ahmad et al. Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications of Cell Death Induction by Indole Compounds. Cancers 2011, 3, 2955–2974

Ahmad, Aamir; Sakr, Wael A.; Rahman, KM Wahidur

doi:10.3390/cancers18010114

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RETRACTED: Ahmad et al. Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications of Cell Death Induction by Indole Compounds. Cancers 2011, 3, 2955–2974

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Aamir Ahmad

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Wael A. Sakr

and

KM Wahidur Rahman

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Department of Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA

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Cancers 2026, 18(1), 114; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18010114 (registering DOI)

Submission received: 15 December 2025 / Accepted: 19 December 2025 / Published: 30 December 2025

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cell Death and Cancer)

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The journal retracts the article titled “Mechanisms and therapeutic implications of cell death induction by indole compounds” [1], cited above.

Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding the reliability of a number of cited studies contained within this review article [1].

Adhering to our standard procedure, an investigation was conducted that confirmed the presence of a significant number of citations that could not be considered valid in the context of this review. As a result, the Editorial Board have lost confidence in the overall findings and have decided to retract this review article [1] as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).

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Ahmad A, Sakr WA, Rahman KW. RETRACTED: Ahmad et al. Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications of Cell Death Induction by Indole Compounds. Cancers 2011, 3, 2955–2974. Cancers. 2026; 18(1):114. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18010114

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Ahmad, A., Sakr, W. A., & Rahman, K. W. (2026). RETRACTED: Ahmad et al. Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications of Cell Death Induction by Indole Compounds. Cancers 2011, 3, 2955–2974. Cancers, 18(1), 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18010114

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