The article "LINC01116 promotes the proliferation and inhibits the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells" by J. Chen, Z.-H. Yuan, X.-H. Hou, M.-H. Shi, R. Jiang, published in Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 24 (4): 1807-1814-DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202002_20358-PMID: 32141549 has been retracted by the Editor in Chief. Following the journal's investigation, due to concerns raised regarding non-verifiable nucleotide sequences and cell lines used in the article, the editorial team has contacted the authors to provide a reply regarding the above-mentioned issues. The authors revealed that they suspected errors in the experimental process as early as 2021. After repeated literature reviews and reproducibility experiments, the authors still believe that the paper's conclusions are inaccurate and need further revision. Consequently, the Editor in Chief mistrusts the results presented and has decided to retract the article. This article has been retracted. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. https://www.europeanreview.org/article/20358.