Since this article has been suspected of research misconduct and the corresponding authors did not respond to our request to prove originality of data and figures, "MiR-221 affects proliferation and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells through targeting SOCS3, by Q.-Y. Zhou, P.-L. Peng, Y.-H. Xu, published in Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 23 (21): 9427-9435-DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201911_19436-PMID: 31773681" has been withdrawn. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. https://www.europeanreview.org/article/19436.