# Retraction Note: Targeting transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) using Pirfenidone, a potential repurposing therapeutic strategy in colorectal cancer

**Authors:** Hamid Jamialahmadi, Seyedeh Elnaz Nazari, Hamid TanzadehPanah, Ehsan Saburi, Fereshteh Asgharzadeh, Fatemeh Khojasteh-Leylakoohi, Maryam Alaei, Mahdi Mirahmadi, Fatemeh Babaei, Seyedeh Zahra Asghari, Saeide Mansouri, Ghazaleh Khalili-Tanha, Mina Maftooh, Hamid Fiuji, Seyed Mahdi Hassanian, Gordon A. Ferns, Majid Khazaei, Amir Avan

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-34893-5 · Scientific Reports · 2026-01-19

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** colorectal cancer (MESH:D015179)
- **Chemicals:** Pirfenidone (MESH:C093844)

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