Oncology researcher Getzenberg notches seventh retraction

Robert Getzenberg, a former Hopkins and Pitt cancer researcher, has retracted another paper, his seventh. Here’s the notice for “Highly specific urine-based marker of bladder cancer,” a paper first published in Urology in 2005:

A fifth retraction for former Pitt and Hopkins oncology researcher Getzenberg

A cancer researcher whose work was the subject of a lawsuit has retracted his fifth paper, this one from 2004. Robert Getzenberg, formerly of the University of Pittsburgh and Johns Hopkins, has had two papers on prostate cancer biomarkers retracted, and two on colon cancer. The newly retracted paper is about a potential bladder cancer … Continue reading A fifth retraction for former Pitt and Hopkins oncology researcher Getzenberg

Former Hopkins and Pitt cancer researcher notches sixth retraction

Robert Getzenberg, a former researcher at Hopkins and Pitt, has retracted a sixth paper, this one in Cancer Research. Here’s the notice for “Mechanistic Analysis of the Role of BLCA-4 in Bladder Cancer Pathobiology:”

Retractions three and four for Hopkins cancer biomarker group

A group of cancer researchers formerly centered at Johns Hopkins have retracted two more studies. The previous two retracted papers — one of which was the focus of a lawsuit — were about prostate cancer, while the new retractions are of papers about colon cancer. Here’s the notice for one paper:

Prostate cancer researcher who retracted two studies at center of lawsuit departs Hopkins

Robert Getzenberg, the Johns Hopkins prostate cancer researcher who has recently retracted two papers involved in work he was sued over, has left the university, Retraction Watch has learned. Getzenberg, who directed the Research Laboratories at the Hopkins’ Brady Urological Institute, has been working on an alternative to the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. In 2009, … Continue reading Prostate cancer researcher who retracted two studies at center of lawsuit departs Hopkins

Another retraction for potential prostate cancer test from Hopkins

Earlier this year, we reported on the case of Robert Getzenberg of Johns Hopkins, who retracted a 2007 paper in Urology that was “at the center of two 2009 lawsuits brought by a company that funded the work.” Getzenberg has now retracted a related paper,  “Analysis of a serum test for prostate cancer that detects … Continue reading Another retraction for potential prostate cancer test from Hopkins

Hopkins scientists retract prostate cancer screening study at center of 2009 lawsuits

The authors of a study in Urology that was at the center of two 2009 lawsuits brought by a company that funded the work have retracted the paper. The idea behind the research — by Robert Getzenberg and colleagues at Johns Hopkins — was to find an alternative to the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, … Continue reading Hopkins scientists retract prostate cancer screening study at center of 2009 lawsuits