The authors have retracted this article [1] because data shown in Figures 1-4 duplicate data in Figures 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8 in a previously published article by a different author group [2]. Yu Sun, Zhen Tian and Sui-Hui Li agree with this retraction. Xue-Feng Jiang and Shuang-Xi Zhu have not responded to correspondence from the editor or publisher about this retraction. The online version of this article contains the full text of the retracted article as electronic supplementary material. References [1] Xue-Feng Jiang, Zhen Tian, Shuang-Xi Zhu, Sui-Hui Li & Yu Sun. A novel small-molecule inhibitor suppresses colon cancer metastasis through inhibition of metastasis-associated in colon cancer-1 transcription. Invest New Drugs (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10637-020-00957-8 [2] Manisha Juneja, Dennis Kobelt, Wolfgang Walther, Cynthia Voss, Janice Smith, Edgar Specker, Martin Neuenschwander, Björn-Oliver Gohlke, Mathias Dahlmann, Silke Radetzki, Robert Preissner, Jens Peter von Kries, Peter Michael Schlag, Ulrike Stein. Statin and rottlerin small-molecule inhibitors restrict colon cancer progression and metastasis via MACC1. PLoS Biol 15(6):e2000784. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2000784