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Vanderson Rocha is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Hematology, Oncology, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Infectious Diseases.

Their scientific output includes work on key topics such as:

  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Blood groups and transfusion

Vanderson Rocha has published extensively, with key papers including:

  • "Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic," 2021, Science
  • "Co-occurrence of DNMT3A, NPM1, FLT3 mutations identifies a subset of acute myeloid leukemia with adverse prognosis," 2020, Blood
  • "Diretriz Brasileira de Cardio-oncologia - 2020," 2020, Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
  • "Ponatinib vs Imatinib in Frontline Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia," 2024, JAMA
  • "Systematic Review of Available CAR-T Cell Trials around the World," 2022, Cancers

The frequently used publication venues for their work include:

  • Hematology Transfusion and Cell Therapy
  • Blood
  • Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
  • JOURNAL OF BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation

In addition to journal articles, Vanderson Rocha authored books published by Editora JRG eBooks in 2025, which focus on wound management protocols related to primary transplant junctions:

  • Protocolo para gerenciamento da ferida em PTJ primária
  • Infográfico para gerenciamento da ferida em PTJ primária

The scientist collaborates with frequent coauthors including Alfredo Mendrone, Eduardo Magalhães Rego, Nelson Hamerschlak, Luís Alberto de Pádua Covas Lage, and Wellington F Silva, reflecting a network of colleagues engaged in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • OUTCOME OF CORD-BLOOD TRANSPLANTATION FROM RELATED AND UNRELATED DONORS

    Eliane Gluckman;Vanderson Rocha;Agnes Boyer-Chammard;Franco Locatelli

  • Graft-versus-host disease in children who have received a cord-blood or bone marrow transplant from an HLA-identical sibling. Eurocord and International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry Working Committee on Alternative Donor and Stem Cell Sources.

    Vanderson Rocha;John E. Wagner;Kathleen A. Sobocinski;John P. Klein

  • Transplants of Umbilical-Cord Blood or Bone Marrow from Unrelated Donors in Adults with Acute Leukemia

    Vanderson Rocha;Myriam Labopin;Guillermo Sanz;William Arcese

  • Comparison of outcomes of unrelated bone marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants in children with acute leukemia.

    Vanderson Rocha;Jacqueline Cornish;Eric L. Sievers;Alexandra Filipovich

  • Haploidentical transplant with posttransplant cyclophosphamide vs matched unrelated donor transplant for acute myeloid leukemia

    Stefan O. Ciurea;Mei Jie Zhang;Andrea A. Bacigalupo;Asad Bashey

  • Effect of graft source on unrelated donor haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation in adults with acute leukaemia: a retrospective analysis

    Mary Eapen;Vanderson Rocha;Guillermo Sanz;Andromachi Scaradavou

  • Donor Lymphocyte Infusion in the Treatment of First Hematological Relapse After Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation in Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Retrospective Risk Factors Analysis and Comparison With Other Strategies by the EBMT Acute Leukemia Working Party

    Christoph Schmid;Myriam Labopin;Arnon Nagler;Martin Bornhäuser

  • Comparative outcome of reduced intensity and myeloablative conditioning regimen in HLA identical sibling allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients older than 50 years of age with acute myeloblastic leukaemia: a retrospective survey from the Acute Leukemia Working Party (ALWP) of the European group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT).

    M. Aoudjhane;M. Labopin;N. C. Gorin;A. Shimoni

  • Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic.

    Lewis F Buss;Carlos A Prete;Claudia M M Abrahim;Alfredo Mendrone

  • Factors associated with outcomes of unrelated cord blood transplant: Guidelines for donor choice

    Eliane Gluckman;Vanderson Rocha;William Arcese;Gérard Michel

  • Allogeneic and autologous transplantation for haematological diseases, solid tumours and immune disorders: current practice in Europe 2009.

    P. Ljungman;M. Bregni;M. Brune;J. Cornelissen

  • Related umbilical cord blood transplantation in patients with thalassemia and sickle cell disease

    Franco Locatelli;Vanderson Rocha;William Reed;Françoise Bernaudin

  • Comparison of gene expression of umbilical cord vein and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

    Rodrigo A. Panepucci;Jorge L.C. Siufi;Wilson A. Silva;Rodrigo Proto‐Siquiera

  • Sickle cell disease: an international survey of results of HLA-identical sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

    Eliane Gluckman;Barbara Cappelli;Francoise Bernaudin;Myriam Labopin

  • Risk score for outcome after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a retrospective analysis.

    Alois Gratwohl;Martin Stern;Ronald Brand;Jane Apperley

  • Factors Associated With Outcome After Cord Blood Transplantation in Children With Acute Leukemia

    Franco Locatelli;Vanderson Rocha;Claude Chastang;William Arcese

  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in thalassemia major and sickle cell disease: indications and management recommendations from an international expert panel

    Emanuele Angelucci;Susanne Matthes-Martin;Donatella Baronciani;Françoise Bernaudin

  • A survey of fully haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adults with high-risk acute leukemia: a risk factor analysis of outcomes for patients in remission at transplantation

    Fabio Ciceri;Myriam Labopin;Franco Aversa;Jakob M. Rowe

  • Cause of death after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in early leukaemias: an EBMT analysis of lethal infectious complications and changes over calendar time.

    A Gratwohl;R Brand;F Frassoni;V Rocha

  • Outcomes of transplantation of unrelated donor umbilical cord blood and bone marrow in children with acute leukaemia: a comparison study. Editorial comment

    Vanderson Rocha;Eliane Gluckman;Mary Eapen;Pablo Rubinstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Eliane Gluckman
Eliane Gluckman Université Paris Cité
Gérard Socié
Gérard Socié Université Paris Cité
Myriam Labopin
Myriam Labopin Université Paris Cité
Régis Peffault de Latour
Régis Peffault de Latour Hôpital Saint-Louis
Arnon Nagler
Arnon Nagler Sheba Medical Center
Guillermo Sanz
Guillermo Sanz Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe
Jan J. Cornelissen
Jan J. Cornelissen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mauricette Michallet
Mauricette Michallet University of Helsinki
Dietger Niederwieser
Dietger Niederwieser Leipzig University

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