Vahid Afshar-Kharghan

Committee Chair, Transfusion and Patient Blood Management, Section of Benign Hematology · University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center

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History

Paraneoplastic thrombocytosis in ovarian cancer
New England Journal of Medicine · 2012 · 680 citations
The Platelet Lifeline to Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities
Review · Cancer Cell · 2018 · 521 citations
The role of the complement system in cancer
Review · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2017 · Sole author · 440 citations

Novel Biomarkers Predicting Blood Clots in Ovarian Cancer
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.9M · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
2023–2028
Platelets Promote Growth of Ovarian Cancer
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $4.1M · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
2013–2024
Genetics of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
National Cancer Institute · R01
Contact PI · $1.6M · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
2018–2024
The Role of Complement System in Alloimmune Responses
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R21
PI · $422.7K · University of Tx Md Anderson Can Ctr
2012–2015