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Hospital Erasto Gaertner
The dedicated cancer hospital of Paraná state in southern Brazil, founded in 1972 by the Liga Paranaense de Combate ao Câncer.
Overview
Hospital Erasto Gaertner in Curitiba is a philanthropic cancer hospital opened in 1972 by the Liga Paranaense de Combate ao Câncer, and is the largest dedicated cancer centre in Paraná, treating mostly public health system patients. It provides surgical oncology, medical oncology, radiotherapy, paediatric oncology, haematology and palliative care, is accredited as a CACON (high-complexity oncology centre) by Brazil's Ministry of Health, and runs a research institute and clinical trials centre that participates in the Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group and industry trials.
Location
Curitiba, BR
Type
cancer center
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#674 · 2 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 2 from 1 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-10-01.
Matched to Hospital Erasto Gaertner, including child institutions. 48 works · 149 citations · 85% open access · 6% clinical trials · 0% reviews.
Oncology works per year
112022
92023
112024
122025
52026
Most works
- Audrey Tieko Tsunoda4 works
- Laurindo Moacir Sassi4 works
- Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro4 works
- José Cláudio Casali da Rocha4 works
- Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira4 works
- José Luís del Pozo3 works
- Juliana Lucena Schussel3 works
- Ignacio Márquez-Gómez3 works
- Jorge I. Marín3 works
- Ľuboš Drgoňa3 works
Most cited
- Dedicated cancer hospital
- Radiotherapy
- Paediatric oncology
- Clinical trials