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Englisch C, Vladic N, Ay C. Bleeding Risk in Patients with Cancer. Hamostaseologie 2024. [PMID: 39227022 DOI: 10.1055/a-2347-6507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2024] Open
Abstract
The hemostatic system and cancer display a tight interconnection, and hemostatic imbalance frequently occurs in patients with cancer. While extensive knowledge about thrombotic risk has been generated, less is known about bleeding risk and associated risk factors. However, bleeding risk is of high significance as patients with cancer frequently receive therapeutic anticoagulation for various indications and/or are candidates for primary thromboprophylaxis. The risk of bleeding in patients with cancer is variable and difficult to assess in clinical practice. Certain clinical settings such as hospitalization, specific underlying risk factors (e.g., tumor type), and medications (e.g., anticoagulation) can contribute to the individual bleeding risk of a patient with cancer. In addition, some dynamic factors such as platelet count or kidney function have an impact. Particularly, data on baseline risk of bleeding are lacking to allow for risk assessment in cancer patients without anticoagulation. In contrast, risk assessment models for the prediction of bleeding events in cancer patients receiving anticoagulation have been developed; however, these have yet to be validated. The recognition of the importance of bleeding risk in cancer patients is growing, leading to an increasing number of studies investigating and reporting bleeding complications. As study designs and reporting of bleeding events vary, it is challenging to offer a clear synthesis of evidence. In this narrative review, we provide an overview of currently available data about incidence, risk factors, and clinical impact of bleeding events in patients with cancer, and critically review risk assessment models for bleeding in cancer patients during anticoagulant therapy.
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- Cornelia Englisch
- Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna; Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna; Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna; Vienna, Austria
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatal Medicine, I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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Nishimoto Y, Yamashita Y, Morimoto T, Chatani R, Kaneda K, Ikeda N, Kobayashi Y, Ikeda S, Kim K, Inoko M, Takase T, Sato Y, Watanabe T, Yamada T, Fukunami M, Kimura T. Direct oral anticoagulant-associated bleeding complications in patients with gastrointestinal cancer and venous thromboembolism. Eur J Intern Med 2024; 127:74-83. [PMID: 38664165 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have become widely used for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, DOAC-associated bleeding complications remain challenging, especially in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. This study aimed to compare the bleeding outcomes between patients with upper or lower GI cancers and those without GI cancer. METHODS Using the COMMAND VTE Registry-2 database, which is a multicenter registry enrolling 5197 consecutive acute symptomatic VTE patients among 31 centers in Japan between January 2015 and August 2020, we identified 1149 active cancer patients with DOACs (upper GI cancer: N = 88; lower GI cancer: N = 114; non-GI cancer: N = 947). The primary outcome was major bleeding during anticoagulation therapy, which was evaluated in the competing risk regression model. RESULTS The upper GI cancer group had a lower mean body weight, and most often had anemia. The cumulative 5-year incidence of major bleeding was higher in the upper GI cancer group (upper GI cancer: 22.4 %, lower GI cancer: 15.4 %, and non-GI cancer: 11.6 %, P = 0.015). The most frequent major bleeding site in the upper GI cancer group was the upper GI (53 %), followed by the lower GI (24 %). After adjusting for the confounders, the excess risk in upper GI cancer relative to non-GI cancer remained significant for major bleeding (adjusted subhazard ratio, 2.25; 95 %CI, 1.31-3.87, P = 0.003), but that in lower GI cancer was insignificant. CONCLUSIONS Upper GI cancer, but not lower GI cancer, as compared to non-GI cancer was associated with a higher risk for major bleeding during anticoagulation therapy with DOACs. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm Unique identifier: UMIN000044816.
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- Yuji Nishimoto
- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan; Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Center, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kinki University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hirakata Kohsai Hospital, Hirakata, Japan
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Petit B, Soudet S, Poenou G, Zarrat E, Accassat S, Plaisance L, Helfer H, Mismetti V, Hello CL, Sevestre MA, Mahé I, Bertoletti L. Cancer-associated thrombosis: How many patients seen in clinical practice would be eligible for a direct oral anticoagulant randomized controlled trial? Respir Med Res 2024; 85:101069. [PMID: 38141577 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmer.2023.101069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
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Based on the results of randomized clinical trials (RCT) assessing direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for the treatment of patients with cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), DOACs have been proposed as alternative to low molecular weight heparin by several international guidelines. However, the proportion of CAT patients who would have not been eligible for such trials is currently unknown. Our primary aim was to assess the proportion of patients seen in clinical practice for acute CAT who would not have been eligible for CARAVAGGIO or HOKUSAI-VTE RCT. Secondary aim was to describe patients outcomes according to eligibility. In a multicenter, observational study, all patients consecutively admitted from January 2017 to December 2019 for an acute CAT event were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were classified according to the presence or absence of non-inclusion criteria for CARAVAGGIO or HOKUSAI-VTE RCT. Event free survival during a 6-month follow-up were analyzed as secondary endpoints. Among the 302 patients (women: 53 %, mean age: 67.9 ± 13.2) analyzed, 138 (46 %) for HOKUSAI-VTE cancer and 161 (53 %) for CARAVAGGIO met one or more non-inclusion criteria. Main criteria were upper limb and unsual site thrombosis (n = 63, 18.5 %), anemia/thrombopenia (n = 43, 14.2 %), brain tumors (n = 33, 10.9 %), ECOG PS >2 (n = 28, 9.3 %), severe renal failure (n = 16, 5.3 %). At 6 months, the event-free survival rate was not statistically different between the two groups. Almost half of CAT patients would have not been able to participate to a modern DOAC RCT. Evaluation of DOACs safety and efficacy in this subset of patients deserves further research.
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- Bastien Petit
- Vascular Medicine and Therapeutic Department, CHU-Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Vascular Medicine Department, CHU-Amiens-Picardie, France; EA7516 CHIMERE, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Vascular Medicine and Therapeutic Department, CHU-Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France; Internal Medicine Department, Louis-Mourier Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Colombes, France; Paris Cité University, Paris, France; Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne, CHU Saint-Étienne, Mines Saint-Etienne, INSERM, SAINBIOSE U1059, all in F-42055, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Vascular Medicine Department, CHU-Amiens-Picardie, France
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- Vascular Medicine and Therapeutic Department, CHU-Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, Louis-Mourier Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Colombes, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, Louis-Mourier Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Colombes, France; INSERM, UMR_ S1140 Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, 75006 Paris, France
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- Vascular Medicine and Therapeutic Department, CHU-Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France; Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne, CHU Saint-Étienne, Mines Saint-Etienne, INSERM, SAINBIOSE U1059, all in F-42055, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Vascular Medicine and Therapeutic Department, CHU-Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France; Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne, CHU Saint-Étienne, Mines Saint-Etienne, INSERM, SAINBIOSE U1059, all in F-42055, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Vascular Medicine Department, CHU-Amiens-Picardie, France; EA7516 CHIMERE, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, Louis-Mourier Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Colombes, France; Paris Cité University, Paris, France; INSERM, UMR_ S1140 Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, 75006 Paris, France
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- Vascular Medicine and Therapeutic Department, CHU-Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France; Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne, CHU Saint-Étienne, Mines Saint-Etienne, INSERM, SAINBIOSE U1059, all in F-42055, Saint-Etienne, France; INSERM, CIC 1408, F-42055, Saint-Etienne, France.
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Mahé I, Mayeur D, Couturaud F, Scotté F, Benhamou Y, Benmaziane A, Bertoletti L, Laporte S, Girard P, Mismetti P, Sanchez O. [Translation into French and republication of: "Anticoagulant treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism"]. Rev Med Interne 2024; 45:210-225. [PMID: 38677976 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2024.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent and potentially fatal complication in patients with cancer. During the initial period after the thromboembolic event, a patient receiving anticoagulant treatment is exposed both to a risk of VTE recurrence and also to an elevated bleeding risk conferred by the treatment. For this reason, the choice of anticoagulant is critical. The choice should take into account patient-related factors (such as functional status, age, body mass index, platelet count and renal function), VTE-related factors (such as severity or site), cancer-related factors (such as activity and progression) and treatment related factors (such as drug-drug interactions), which all potentially influence bleeding risk, and patient preference. These should be evaluated carefully for each patient during a multidisciplinary team meeting. For most patients, apixaban or a low molecular-weight heparin is the most appropriate initial choice for anticoagulant treatment. Such treatment should be offered to all patients with active cancer for at least 6months. The patient and treatment should be re-evaluated regularly, and anticoagulant treatment changed when necessary. Continued anticoagulant treatment beyond 6months is justified if the cancer remains active or if the patient experienced recurrence of VTE in the first 6months. In other cases, the interest of continued anticoagulant treatment may be considered on an individual patient basis in collaboration with oncologists.
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- I Mahé
- Service de médecine interne, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 92700 Colombes, France; Inserm UMR S1140, Innovations thérapeutiques en hémostase, université Paris Cité, Paris, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France.
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- Département d'oncologie médicale, centre Georges-François-Leclerc, Dijon, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France; Département de médecine interne, médecine vasculaire et pneumologie, Inserm U1304-Getbo, université de Brest, CHU de Brest, Brest, France
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- Département interdisciplinaire d'organisation des parcours patients (DIOPP), institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France; UniRouen, U1096, service de médecine interne, CHU Charles-Nicolle, Normandie université, Rouen, France
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- Département d'oncologie et de soins de supports, hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France; Service de médecine vasculaire et thérapeutique, Inserm, UMR1059, équipe dysfonction vasculaire et hémostase, université Jean-Monnet, Inserm CIC-1408, CHU de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France; Sainbiose Inserm U1059, unité de Recherche clinique, innovation et pharmacologie, hôpital Nord, CHU de Saint-Étienne, université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Étienne, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France; Institut du thorax Curie-Montsouris, Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France; Service de médecine vasculaire et thérapeutique, hôpital Nord, CHU de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
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- Inserm UMR S1140, Innovations thérapeutiques en hémostase, université Paris Cité, Paris, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France; Service de pneumologie et de soins intensifs, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, Paris, France
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Cohen AT, Wallenhorst C, Choudhuri S, Nassar A, Pollock KG, Martinez C. A Novel Risk Prediction Score for Clinically Significant Bleeding in Patients Anticoagulated for Venous Thromboembolism with Active Cancer. Thromb Haemost 2024; 124:324-336. [PMID: 37527782 DOI: 10.1055/a-2145-7238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (Ca-VTE) treatment with anticoagulation is associated with bleeding complications and there are limited data on risk factors. Current models do not provide accurate bleeding risk prediction. METHODS UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink data (2008-2020) were used to generate a cohort of patients with anticoagulant initiation for first Ca-VTE. Patients were observed up to 180 days for significant bleeding including major bleeding and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding requiring hospitalization (CRNMB-H). A scoring scheme was developed from sub-distribution hazard ratios, and its discrimination (expressed by the C-statistic) estimated from cross-validation. RESULTS A total of 15,749 patients with Ca-VTE and anticoagulant treatment were included. In total, 537 significant bleeding events, 161 major bleeds, and 376 CRNMB-H were identified after adjudicated review in 4,914 person-years of observation. Incidence rates of 3.3 and 7.7 per 100 person-years were noted for major bleeding and CRNMB-H. Independent predictors of significant bleeding included cancer of the bladder, central nervous system, cervix, kidney, melanoma, prostate and upper gastrointestinal tract, metastases, minor surgery, minor trauma, and history of major bleeding or CRNMB (before or after the Ca-VTE diagnosis). Patients recognized as low, medium, and high risk (30.4, 56.8, and 1.7% of the population, respectively) had a 6-month significant bleeding incidence rate of 5.1, 19.0, and 56.5 per 100 person-years, respectively. Overall C-statistic for significant bleeding was 0.70 (95% confidence interval: 0.65-0.75), and 0.76 (0.68-0.84) and 0.67 (0.61-0.73) for major bleeding and for CRNMB-H, respectively. CONCLUSION This risk score may identify patients at risk of significant bleeding, while also helping to determine treatment duration.
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- Alexander T Cohen
- Department of Haematology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Epidemiology, Statistics and Informatics GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
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Cohen AT, Noxon V, Dhamane AD, Shah S, Hines DM, Alfred T, Luo X. Effectiveness and safety of anticoagulants among patients with venous thromboembolism and common cancers or cancers with high venous thromboembolism risk. Future Oncol 2024; 20:521-532. [PMID: 38197229 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2022-1254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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Aim: Treatment effects among anticoagulant-treated patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and cancer across tumor types were evaluated. Methods: Patients initiating an anticoagulant within 30 days after VTE were identified. After inverse probability treatment weighting, patients were stratified by tumor type. Interactions between treatment and tumor type on recurrent VTE, major bleeding and clinically relevant non-major bleeding were assessed using Cox proportional hazard models. Results: Treatment effects were generally not significantly different among patients with or without the following cancer types: prostate, breast, lung, pancreatic or multiple myeloma. Few significant interactions were observed for lung and pancreatic cancer. Conclusion: Anticoagulant treatment effects were generally consistent across tumor types. The significant interactions may indicate tumor-specific effects of anticoagulants, but further research is needed.
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- Alexander T Cohen
- Department of Hematological Medicine, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, Westminster Bridge Road, London, UK
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA
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Lin S, Alepuz A, Tritsch T, Schwartz G. Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery. Cureus 2024; 16:e53726. [PMID: 38455781 PMCID: PMC10919879 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.53726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a complex and multifactorial process arising from a variety of factors, including recent surgical procedures, traumatic events, and periods of prolonged immobility. The extended period of stasis post-orthopedic surgery places patients at a notably high risk of developing DVT, and DVT-related pulmonary embolism (PE) ranks as the third most common cause of death in orthopedic surgery patients. This review examines the multifaceted risk factors contributing to the development of DVT in orthopedic patients. Additionally, it addresses the importance of DVT prophylaxis in orthopedic settings, the efficacy and safety of various prophylactic methods encompassing both mechanical and pharmacological approaches, and the economic dimensions of DVT prophylaxis, including scrutiny of cost-effectiveness and the exploration of strategies for optimization.
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- Shu Lin
- Medical Education, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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- Medical Education, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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- Medical Education, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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- Orthopedic Surgery, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, USA
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Mahé I, Mayeur D, Couturaud F, Scotté F, Benhamou Y, Benmaziane A, Bertoletti L, Laporte S, Girard P, Mismetti P, Sanchez O. Anticoagulant treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2024; 117:29-44. [PMID: 38092578 DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2023.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent and potentially fatal complication in patients with cancer. During the initial period after the thromboembolic event, a patient receiving anticoagulant treatment is exposed both to a risk of VTE recurrence and also to an elevated bleeding risk conferred by the treatment. For this reason, the choice of anticoagulant is critical. The choice should take into account patient-related factors (such as functional status, age, body mass index, platelet count and renal function), VTE-related factors (such as severity or site), cancer-related factors (such as activity and progression) and treatment-related factors (such as drug-drug interactions), which all potentially influence bleeding risk, and patient preference. These should be evaluated carefully for each patient during a multidisciplinary team meeting. For most patients, apixaban or a low molecular-weight heparin is the most appropriate initial choice for anticoagulant treatment. Such treatment should be offered to all patients with active cancer for at least six months. The patient and treatment should be re-evaluated regularly and anticoagulant treatment changed when necessary. Continued anticoagulant treatment beyond six months is justified if the cancer remains active or if the patient experienced recurrence of VTE in the first six months. In other cases, the interest of continued anticoagulant treatment may be considered on an individual patient basis in collaboration with oncologists.
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- Isabelle Mahé
- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, Colombes, France; Université Paris Cité, Inserm UMR S1140, innovations thérapeutiques en hémostase, Paris, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France.
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- Département d'Oncologie Médicale, Centre Georges-François-Leclerc, Dijon, France
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- Département de Médecine Interne, Médecine Vasculaire et Pneumologie, CHU de Brest, Inserm U1304 -GETBO, université de Brest, Brest, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Département Interdisciplinaire d'Organisation des Parcours Patients (DIOPP), Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- UNI Rouen U1096, service de médecine interne, Normandie université, CHU Charles-Nicolle, Rouen, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Département d'Oncologie et de Soins de Supports, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de Saint-Étienne, INSERM, UMR1059, Equipe Dysfonction Vasculaire et Hémostase, Université Jean-Monnet, Inserm CIC-1408, Saint-Étienne, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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- SAINBIOSE INSERM U1059, unité de recherche clinique, innovation et pharmacologie, hôpital Nord, université Jean-Monnet, CHU de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Institut du Thorax Curie-Montsouris, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU Saint-Etienne, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm UMR S1140, innovations thérapeutiques en hémostase, Paris, France; Service de Pneumologie et de Soins Intensifs, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Paris, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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Bertoletti L, Lafaie L, LeConte T, Desage AL, Petit B, Ozturk L, Accassat S, Corbaux P, Poenou G. Do all patients with cancer thrombosis have the same risk of bleeding and recurrence? Particularities of lung cancer. Expert Rev Respir Med 2024; 18:5-7. [PMID: 38488035 DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2024.2331750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Laurent Bertoletti
- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- INSERM, UMR1059, Equipe Dysfonction Vasculaire et Hémostase, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
- INSERM, CIC-1408, CHU Saint-Etienne, F-42055, Saint-Etienne, France
- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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- INSERM, UMR1059, Equipe Dysfonction Vasculaire et Hémostase, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
- Service de Gérontologie Clinique, CHU de St Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Pneumologie et Oncologie Thoracique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- INSERM, UMR1059, Equipe Dysfonction Vasculaire et Hémostase, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie et d'Hématologie Universitaire de Saint-Étienne (ICHUSE), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- INSERM, UMR1059, Equipe Dysfonction Vasculaire et Hémostase, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Etienne, France
- EA UCBL/HCL 3738, Centre pour l'lnnovation en Cancérologie de Lyon (CICLY), Faculty of Medicine Lyon-Sud, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Paredes D, Del Carmen Díaz-Pedroche M, Gómez-Cuervo C, Pérez-Jacoiste A, Valle R, Blanco-Molina Á, López-Sáez JB, Meireles J, Sarlon-Bartoli G, Monreal M. Identifying patients with prostate cancer at increased risk for haematuria during anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism. Thromb Res 2023; 232:54-61. [PMID: 37931539 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2023.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Haematuria is a common complication in prostate cancer patients receiving anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Early identification of at-risk patients might help to reduce its incidence and severity. METHODS We used data from the RIETE registry to develop a prognostic score for haematuria during the first year of anticoagulation for VTE. The prognostic score was built using regression coefficients. RESULTS From March 2001 through March 2021, 1934 patients with prostate cancer and acute VTE were enrolled. Of these, 1034 (53 %) initially presented as pulmonary embolism and 900 (47 %) as isolated deep vein thrombosis (DVT). During anticoagulation (median 181 days; inter-quartile range: 97-354), 99 patients (5.1 %) developed haematuria (fatal 1, major 27, non-major 72). The incidence rate was: 8 events per 100 patient-years (95%CI 6.5-9.7). Median time to haematuria was 53 days (IQR 4-134). On multivariable analysis, recent haematuria, initial presentation as DVT, comorbidity, metastases, haemoglobin levels <11 g/dL, creatinine >1.2 mg/dL, and radiotherapy independently predicted the risk for haematuria. C-statistics was 0.71 (95%CI: 0.65-0.77). A cut-off of ≥1.5 points classified 312 patients (20 %) at high-risk and had the highest sensitivity (51 %; 95%CI: 39-62) and specificity (82 %; 95%CI: 79-83). Our score improved the performance and non-event net reclassification index (NRI) of the RIETE score (c-statistics: 0.61; 95%CI: 0.54-0.68; NRI: 0.09) or VTE-BLEED score (c-statistics: 0.64; 95%CI: 0.58-0.71; NRI: 0.76). CONCLUSIONS A prognostic score for haematuria during anticoagulation for VTE performed well in patients with prostate cancer, and improved identification compared to other validated scores.
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- Diana Paredes
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Sierrallana, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, Santa María da Feira, Portugal
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- Department of Vascular Medicine and Arterial Hypertension, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France
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- Chair for the Study of Thromboembolic Disease, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCAM - Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain
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Grange C, Rioufol C, Souquet PJ, Assaad S. Anti-coagulant Treatment of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis in Frail Patients: Impact of Frailties on the Management of Drug-Drug Interactions. Clin Pharmacokinet 2023; 62:1523-1531. [PMID: 37824026 PMCID: PMC10582124 DOI: 10.1007/s40262-023-01298-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) and anti-Xa direct oral anti-coagulants (DOACs) are recommended for the long-term treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) based on well-documented randomised controlled trials. Anti-Xa DOACs are viewed as a first choice for the treatment of patients with CAT. A large number of drug-drug interactions have been reported between DOACs and chemotherapy drugs, modifying circulating levels of DOAC leading to fears of increased bleeding risks or thrombotic recurrence. Progresses in anti-neoplastic therapies have improved the prognosis and the survival, thus increasing the prevalence of frail patients with cancer. However, since frailties tend to be excluded from large trials due to multiple co-morbidities, current guidelines are not fully applicable to this population. The management of these frail patients with CAT is particularly complex and requires a risk assessment on a case-by-case basis with specific focus on cancer, patient-related risk factors and drug-drug interactions. In this brief review we have identified age, co-morbidities and co-medications as key factors of frailty that require careful attention and we have developed a therapeutic decision algorithm to help clinicians optimising the use of anti-coagulants in patients with cancer with CAT, especially in case of anti-Xa DOACs concomitant medications. With the evaluation of the bleeding risk according to the type of cancer, and anticipating drug-drug interactions intensity, taking into account patient frailties allows the optimisation of the anti-coagulant choice. A systematic collaboration between oncologists, vascular pathology specialists and pharmacists is warranted to ensure an optimal patient management. Clinical studies are needed to determine the real impact of these interactions.
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- Claire Grange
- Service de Médecine Interne-Médecine Vasculaire, Hospices Civils de Lyon, CH Lyon Sud, Lyon, France.
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, CH Lyon Sud, Service de Pharmacie, UCBL1-EA 3738 CICLY, Lyon, France
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- Service de Pneumologie et Oncologie Thoracique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, CH Lyon Sud, Lyon, France
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- Département d'Oncologie Médicale, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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Mahé I, Meyer G, Girard P, Bertoletti L, Laporte S, Couturaud F, Mismetti P, Sanchez O. French guidelines for the treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism - 2023 update. Respir Med Res 2023; 84:101056. [PMID: 37922776 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmer.2023.101056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, knowledge about cancer associated thrombosis has evolved considerably. METHODS Practical guidelines were drafted on the initiative of the INNOVTE FCRIN Network, led by the French Speaking Society of Respiratory Diseases (SPLF), by a coordinating group, a writing group, and a review group, with the involvement of different scientific societies practicing in various settings. The method followed the "Clinical Practice Guidelines" process of the French National Authority for Health (HAS). RESULTS After a literature review, guidelines were formulated, improved, and then validated by the working groups. These guidelines addressed multiple aspects of the disease and management from the data of available clinical trials and observational studies : epidemiology, initial treatment, treatment duration, extended treatment, recurrent thrombosis, central venous catheter thrombosis, incidental thrombosis, treatment in case of thrombocytopenia. CONCLUSION These evidence-based guidelines are intended to guide the practical management of patients with cancer associated thrombosis.
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- Isabelle Mahé
- Paris Cité University; Internal Medicine Department - Louis Mourier Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Colombes; Inserm UMR_S1140, Paris; F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne.
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- Paris Cité University; Pulmonology and Intensive Care Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris; INSERM UMRS 970; INSERM CIC 1418, Paris; F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne
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- Curie-Montsouris Thorax Institute, Montsouris Mutualist Institute, Paris; F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne
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- Vascular and Therapeutic Medicine Department, St-Etienne University Hospital; INSERM UMR1059, Vascular Dysfunction and Hemostasis Team, Jean-Monnet University, Saint-Etienne; INSERM, CIC-1408, Saint-Etienne; F-CRIN INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne, France
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- SAINBOIS U1059 DVH team, Jean Monnet University, Lyon University, INSERM; Clinical Research, Innovation, Pharmacology Unit, Saint-Etienne University Hospital, Hôpital Nord; Saint-Etienne; F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne
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- Internal Medicine and Pulmonology Department, EA3878-GETBO, CIC_INSERM1412, Western Brittany University, Brest University Hospital, F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne
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- Vascular and Therapeutic Medicine Department, St-Etienne University Hospital; INSERM UMR1059, Vascular Dysfunction and Hemostasis Team, Jean-Monnet University, Saint-Etienne; INSERM, CIC-1408, Saint-Etienne; F-CRIN INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Paris Cité University; Pulmonology and Intensive Care Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris; INSERM UMRS 1140, Paris; F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne
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van Hylckama Vlieg MA, Nasserinejad K, Visser C, Bramer WM, Ashrani AA, Bosson JL, Crusan DJ, D'Alessio A, Fluharty ME, Ģībietis V, Hansson PO, Hara N, Jara-Palomares L, Kraaijpoel N, Mahé I, Marshall A, Ogino Y, Otero R, Versmissen J, Klok FA, Kruip MJ, van der Rijt CC, Geijteman EC. The risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy in patients with cancer-associated thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2023; 64:102194. [PMID: 37731937 PMCID: PMC10507196 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The optimal duration of anticoagulation in patients with active cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) is unknown. Current clinical guidelines advocate anticoagulant therapy for 3-6 months and to continue anticoagulant therapy for as long as the cancer is active. However, an adequate systematic review on the rate of recurrent VTE after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy has not been performed. Methods For this systemic review and meta-analysis, we searched Embase.com, Medline (Ovid), Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar, from database inception to February 16, 2023, for studies on anticoagulant therapy in patients with cancer and the recurrence of venous thromboembolism after discontinuation of this therapy. We included randomised controlled trials and cohort studies published in English that reported on patients who met the following: cancer and a first VTE, completed at least 3 months of anticoagulant therapy, were followed after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy, and with symptomatic recurrent VTE as an outcome during follow-up. Study-level data were requested from study authors. The primary outcome was the rate of recurrent VTE after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy. A Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the rate of recurrent VTE per 100 person-years for the pooled studies at different time intervals after discontinuation of anticoagulation therapy. We also calculated the cumulative VTE recurrence rate at different time intervals. Forest plots were mapped and the results were summarized by the median and 95% credible interval (CIs). This study was registered with PROSPERO, CRD42021249060. Findings Of 3856 studies identified in our search, 33 studies were identified for inclusion. After requesting study-level data, 14 studies involving 1922 patients with cancer-associated thrombosis were included. The pooled rate of recurrent VTE per 100 person-years after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy was 14.6 events (95% credible interval 6.5-22.8) in the first three months, decreasing to 1.1 events (95% CI 0.3-2.1) in year 2-3, and 2.2 events (95% CI 0.0-4.4) in year 3-5 after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy. The cumulative VTE recurrence rate was 28.3% (95% CI 15.6-39.6%) at 1 year; 31.1% (95% CI 16.5-43.8%) at 2 years; 31.9% (95% CI 16.8-45.0%) at 3 years; and 35.0% (95% CI 16.8-47.4%) at 5 years after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy. Interpretation This meta-analysis demonstrates a high rate of recurrent VTE over time after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy in patients with cancer-associated thrombosis. Our results support the current clinical guidelines to continue anticoagulant therapy in patients with active cancer. Funding Erasmus MC.
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- Department of Haematology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Innovative Statistical Consulting, Therapeutics Development Team, Cytel Inc., Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Haematology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medical Library, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital and TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Internal Medicine, Policlinico San Marco, Istituti Ospedalieri Bergamaschi, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Internal Diseases, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Medicine, Geriatrics and Emergency Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, IMS Katsushika Heart Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Medical Surgical Unit of Respiratory Diseases, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
- CIBERES, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM, UMR_ S1140 Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, Paris, France
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Medical Surgical Unit of Respiratory Diseases, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
- CIBERES, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Vascular Medicine and Pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine – Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Mayenga M, Falvo N, Mahé I, Jannot AS, Gazeau B, Meyer G, Gendron N, Sanchez O, Djennaoui S, Planquette B. Cancer-Associated Thrombosis on Bevacizumab: Risk of Recurrence and Bleeding When Bevacizumab Is Stopped or Continued. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:3893. [PMID: 37568708 PMCID: PMC10417508 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15153893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) is a common complication during cancer, with complex management due to an increased risk of both recurrence and bleeding. Bevacizumab is an effective anti-angiogenic treatment but increases the risk of bleeding and potentially the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of anticoagulant therapy in patients with CAT receiving bevacizumab, according to the continuation or discontinuation of bevacizumab. In a retrospective multicenter study, patients receiving anticoagulant for CAT occurring under bevacizumab therapy were included. The primary endpoint combined recurrent VTE and/or major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding. Among the 162 patients included, bevacizumab was discontinued in 70 (43.2%) patients and continued in 92 (56.8%) patients. After a median follow-up of 318 days, 21 (30.0%) patients in the discontinuation group experienced VTE recurrence or major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding, compared to 27 (29.3%) in the continuation group. The analysis of survival following the first event showed no significant difference between the groups in uni- or multivariate analysis (p = 0.19). The primary endpoint was not influenced by the duration of bevacizumab exposure. These results suggest that the efficacy and safety of anticoagulant therapy in patients with CAT receiving bevacizumab is not modified regardless of whether bevacizumab is continued or discontinued.
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- Marie Mayenga
- Department of Pulmonology and Intensive Care, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France (B.P.)
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- Department of Vascular Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon-Bourgogne, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Louis Mourier, AP-HP, 92700 Colombes, France
- Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM UMR_S1140, 75006 Paris, France
- INNOVTE-FCRIN, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Biostatistics, Medical Informatics and Public Health, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Bourg-en-Bresse, 01012 Bourg-en-Bresse, France
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- Department of Pulmonology and Intensive Care, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France (B.P.)
- INNOVTE-FCRIN, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
- Université Paris Cité, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Biological Hematology, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France
- Université de Paris, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, Laboratoire de Recherches Biochirugicales (Fondation Carpentier), 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Pulmonology and Intensive Care, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France (B.P.)
- INNOVTE-FCRIN, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
- Université Paris Cité, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM, 75006 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Louis Mourier, AP-HP, 92700 Colombes, France
- Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM UMR_S1140, 75006 Paris, France
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- Department of Pulmonology and Intensive Care, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France (B.P.)
- INNOVTE-FCRIN, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
- Université Paris Cité, Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM, 75006 Paris, France
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Benevento F, Pecorelli A, Stefanescu H, Sparchez Z, Vukotic R, Pettinari I, Grigoras CA, Tovoli F, Ravaioli F, Stefanini B, Andreone P, Piscaglia F. Presence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Does Not Affect Course and Response to Anticoagulation of Bland Portal Vein Thrombosis in Cirrhotic Patients. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 2023; 10:473-482. [PMID: 37007210 PMCID: PMC10065221 DOI: 10.2147/jhc.s390777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Background Malignancies are generally considered a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis and may hamper the recanalisation of thrombosed veins. Aim We investigate whether the natural course and response to anticoagulant treatment of bland portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in patients with cirrhosis complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) differ from those without HCC. Methods Retrospective study in two hepatology referral centres, in Italy and Romania where patients with a diagnosis of PVT on cirrhosis and follow-up of at least 3 months with repeated imaging were included. Results A total of 162 patients with PVT and matching inclusion and exclusion criteria were identified: 30 with HCC were compared to 132 without HCC. Etiologies, Child-Pugh Score (7 vs 7) and MELD scores (11 vs 12, p=0.3679) did not differ. Anticoagulation was administered to 43% HCC vs 42% nonHCC. The extension of PVT in the main portal trunk was similar: partial/total involvement was 73.3/6.7% in HCC vs 67.4/6.1% in nonHCC, p=0.760. The remainder had intrahepatic PVT. The recanalization rate was 61.5% and 60.7% in HCC/nonHCC in anticoagulated patients (p=1). Overall PVT recanalisation, including treated and untreated patients, was observed in 30% of HCC vs 37.9% of nonHCC, p=0.530. Major bleeding incidence was almost identical (3.3% vs 3.8%, p=1). Progression of PVT after stopping anticoagulation did not differ (10% vs 15.9%, respectively, HCC/nHCC, p=0.109). Conclusion The course of bland non-malignant PVT in cirrhosis is not affected by the presence of active HCC. Treatment with anticoagulation in patients with active HCC is safe and as effective as in nonHCC patients, this can potentially allow us to use otherwise contraindicated therapies (ie TACE) if a complete recanalization is achieved with anticoagulation.
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- Francesca Benevento
- Department of Medicine and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Department, Liver Unit & Ultrasound Laboratory, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Gastroenterology Department, Liver Unit & Ultrasound Laboratory, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medicine and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Medicina Interna 4, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Department, Liver Unit & Ultrasound Laboratory, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medicine and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Division of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Divisione di Medicina Interna a Indirizzo Metabolico-Nutrizionale, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Division of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Correspondence: Fabio Piscaglia, Email
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Boileve A, Albiges L, Ducreux M, Baudin E, Leary A, Besse B, Hadoux J, Malka D, Rieutord A, Scotté F, Maulard A, Mir O. Safety of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with advanced solid tumors receiving anti-VEGF agents: a retrospective study. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07533-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Wysokinski WE, Houghton DE, Vlazny DT, Ashrani AA, Froehling DA, Kamath PS, Meverden RA, Hodge DO, Peterson LG, Lang TR, McBane RD, Casanegra AI. Influence of primary cancer site on clinical outcomes of anticoagulation for associated venous thromboembolism. Thromb Res 2023; 221:37-44. [PMID: 36463701 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2022.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The outcome of anticoagulation for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (Ca-VTE) differs according to cancer location, but data are limited and inconsistent. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) enrolled between 03/01/2013 and 04/30/2021 were followed prospectively to assess VTE recurrence, major bleeding (MB), clinically relevant non-major bleeding (CRNMB), and death. RESULTS There were 1702 (45.3 %) patients with Ca-VTE including: gastrointestinal (n = 340), pancreatic (n = 223), hematologic (n = 188), genitourinary (n = 163), lung (n = 139), ovarian (n = 109), breast (n = 97), renal (n = 75), prostate (n = 73), hepatobiliary (n = 70), brain (n = 57), and other cancers (n = 168); 2057 VTE patients had no cancer (NoCa-VTE). Hepatobiliary cancer had the highest VTE recurrence (all rates 100 person-years) of all cancers and higher compared to NoCa-VTE (13.69, p = 0.01), while the MB rate, although numerically higher (15.91), was not different (p = 0.09). Another 3 cancers had higher VTE recurrence but similar MB rates compared to NoCa-VTE: genitourinary [(9.59, p = 0.01) and (7.03, p = 1.0)], pancreatic [(9.74, p < 0.001) and (5.47, p = 1.00)], and hematologic [(5.29, p = 0.05) and (3.59, p = 1.0)]. Renal cancer had the highest rate of MB among all cancers and was higher than that of NoCa-VTE (16.49; p < 0.001), with no difference in VTE recurrence (1.62; p = 1.0). VTE recurrence and MB rates were not significantly different between NoCa-VTE and gastrointestinal, lung, breast, prostate, and brain cancers. CRNMB rates were similar and mortality higher in Ca-VTE patients, except for prostate and breast cancer, compared to NoCa-VTE. CONCLUSIONS Significant differences in clinical outcomes indicate that anticoagulation strategies may need to be tailored to the primary cancer location.
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- Waldemar E Wysokinski
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America.
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- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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- Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda Vascular Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America
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Attard LM, Gatt A, Bertoletti L, Delluc A, Riva N. Direct Oral Anticoagulants for the Prevention and Acute Treatment of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2022; 18:793-807. [PMID: 36268462 PMCID: PMC9576495 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s271411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer is a major risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE), and cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) constitutes approximately 15-25% of all VTE cases. For decades, the standard treatment for CAT used to be daily subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin (LMWH). Data on the safety and efficacy of the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in this population emerged only in recent years and specific DOACs were included into recent guidelines recommendations. In this narrative review of the literature, we reported the results of the phase III randomized controlled trials that evaluated the DOACs for the prevention and the acute treatment of CAT. For the acute phase treatment, the anti-Xa inhibitors (apixaban, edoxaban, rivaroxaban) showed better efficacy than LMWH in preventing VTE recurrence; however, rivaroxaban and edoxaban were also associated with an increased risk of bleeding events. For primary prevention of CAT in ambulatory cancer patients starting chemotherapy, apixaban and rivaroxaban showed better efficacy than placebo but a trend towards higher bleeding rates. Recent guidelines suggest the DOACs for the treatment of CAT in selected cancer patients (eg, low bleeding risk, no luminal gastrointestinal or genitourinary malignancies, no interfering medications). The DOACs are also suggested for primary thromboprophylaxis in selected ambulatory cancer patients at high risk of VTE (eg, Khorana score ≥2 prior to starting new chemotherapy, low bleeding risk, no interfering medications).
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- INSERM, UMR1059, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France
- INNOVTE, CHU de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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Ruiz-Artacho P, Lecumberri R, Trujillo-Santos J, Font C, López-Núñez JJ, Peris ML, Díaz Pedroche C, Lobo JL, López Jiménez L, López Reyes R, Jara Palomares L, Pedrajas JM, Mahé I, Monreal M. Cancer Histology and Natural History of Patients with Lung Cancer and Venous Thromboembolism. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14174127. [PMID: 36077663 PMCID: PMC9454710 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14174127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Cancer is a widely heterogeneous disease, and the natural history of patients with cancer-associated thrombosis may differ according to the cancer site. Lung cancer is the most common malignancy, and a leading cause of death. A number of studies in the literature suggest that patients with adenocarcinoma may have a worse outcome than those with squamous or other types of lung cancer. The aim of the current study was to assess the potential impact of lung cancer histology on the incidence rates of VTE recurrences, major bleeding, or death appearing during the course of anticoagulation, in patients with lung cancer and VTE. Our findings, obtained from a large series of consecutive patients with lung cancer and VTE (482 patients), reveal important differences between patients with adenocarcinoma vs. other histologies in their outcomes during anticoagulation. This might likely help to design better therapeutic strategies for patients with lung cancer. Abstract Background: In patients with lung cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE), the influence of cancer histology on outcome has not been consistently evaluated. Methods: We used the RIETE registry (Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbólica) to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes during anticoagulation in patients with lung cancer and VTE, according to the histology of lung cancer. Results: As of April 2022, there were 482 patients with lung cancer and VTE: adenocarcinoma 293 (61%), squamous 98 (20%), small-cell 44 (9.1%), other 47 (9.8%). The index VTE was diagnosed later in patients with squamous cancer than in those with adenocarcinoma (median, 5 vs. 2 months). In 50% of patients with adenocarcinoma, the VTE appeared within the first 90 days since cancer diagnosis. During anticoagulation (median 106 days, IQR: 45–214), 14 patients developed VTE recurrences, 15 suffered major bleeding, and 218 died: fatal pulmonary embolism 10, fatal bleeding 2. The rate of VTE recurrences was higher than the rate of major bleeding in patients with adenocarcinoma (11 vs. 6 events), and lower in those with other cancer types (3 vs. 9 events). On multivariable analysis, patients with adenocarcinoma had a non-significantly higher risk for VTE recurrences (hazard ratio [HR]: 3.79; 95%CI: 0.76–18.8), a lower risk of major bleeding (HR: 0.29; 95%CI: 0.09–0.95), and a similar risk of mortality (HR: 1.02; 95%CI: 0.76–1.36) than patients with other types of lung cancer. Conclusions: In patients with lung adenocarcinoma, the rate of VTE recurrences outweighed the rate of major bleeding. In patients with other lung cancers, it was the opposite.
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- Pedro Ruiz-Artacho
- Department of Internal Medicine, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 28027 Madrid, Spain
- Interdisciplinar Teragnosis and Radiosomics Research Group (INTRA-Madrid), Universidad de Navarra, 28027 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-9135-31920
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- Hematology Service, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- CIBERCV, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía, Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, 12002 Castellon, Spain
- Medicine Department, CEU Cardenal Herrera University, 46115 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pneumonology, Hospital Universitario Araba, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Pneumonology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pneumonology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes (APHP), University Paris 7, 75013 Paris, France
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- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Chair for the Study of Thromboembolic Disease, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCAM–Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
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Ramcharitar RK, Man L, Khaja MS, Barnett ME, Sharma A. A Review of the Past, Present and Future of Cancer-associated Thrombosis Management. Heart Int 2022; 16:117-123. [PMID: 36721704 PMCID: PMC9870322 DOI: 10.17925/hi.2022.16.2.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can have a significant impact on the management, quality of life and mortality of patients with cancer. VTE occurs in 5-20% of patients with cancer, and malignancy is associated with up to 25% of all VTE. It is the second leading cause of death in ambulatory patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherapy. Increased rates of cancer-associated thrombosis are attributed to improved patient survival, increased awareness, surgery, antineoplastic treatments and the use of central venous access devices. Many factors influence cancer-associated thrombosis risk and are broadly categorized into patient-related, cancer-related and treatment-related risks. Direct-acting oral anticoagulants have shown themselves to be at least as effective in preventing recurrent VTE in patients with cancer with symptomatic and incidental VTE. This has led to a change in treatment paradigms so that direct-acting oral anticoagulants are now considered first-line agents in appropriately selected patients. In this article, we review the prior and recent landmark studies that have directed the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis, and discuss specific factors that affect management as well as future treatment considerations.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Curtiaud A, Delmas C, Gantzer J, Zafrani L, Siegemund M, Meziani F, Merdji H. Cardiogenic shock among cancer patients. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:932400. [PMID: 36072868 PMCID: PMC9441759 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.932400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sophisticated cancer treatments, cardiovascular risk factors, and aging trigger acute cardiovascular diseases in an increasing number of cancer patients. Among acute cardiovascular diseases, cancer treatment, as well as the cancer disease itself, may induce a cardiogenic shock. Although increasing, these cardiogenic shocks are still relatively limited, and their management is a matter of debate in cancer patients. Etiologies that cause cardiogenic shock are slightly different from those of non-cancer patients, and management has some specific features always requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Recent guidelines and extensive data from the scientific literature can provide useful guidance for the management of these critical patients. Even if no etiologic therapy is available, maximal intensive supportive measures can often be justified, as most of these cardiogenic shocks are potentially reversible. In this review, we address the major etiologies that can lead to cardiogenic shock in cancer patients and discuss issues related to its management.
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- Anais Curtiaud
- Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA), Faculté de Médecine, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Strasbourg, France
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- Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Strasbourg-Europe Cancer Institute (ICANS), Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Department of Acute Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA), Faculté de Médecine, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA), Faculté de Médecine, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, Strasbourg, France
- *Correspondence: Hamid Merdji
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Falanga A, Brenner B, Khorana AA, Francis C. Thrombotic complications in patients with cancer: Advances in pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment-A report from ICTHIC 2021. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2022; 6:e12744. [PMID: 35794962 PMCID: PMC9248072 DOI: 10.1002/rth2.12744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication in cancer patients, resulting in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), and is responsible for high morbidity and mortality. This article discusses evidence and future perspectives on pathogenesis and prevention and treatment of thrombotic complications in patients with cancer. In April 2021, international basic researchers and clinicians met for the virtual edition of the 10th International Conference on Thrombosis & Hemostasis Issues in Cancer. Pathogenic mechanisms, markers and scores for risk assessment, diagnosis and therapy issues, current prophylaxis recommendations, and special settings, such as palliative care, pediatrics, and COVID-19 patients were discussed. Emerging areas of interest in cancer associated VTE are the role of immunotherapy, platelet activation markers, genetic alterations and real-world systems-based approaches to prevention and treatment.
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- Anna Falanga
- Division of Immunohematology and Transfusion MedicineHospital Papa Giovanni XXIIIBergamoItaly
- Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Milan BicoccaMilanItaly
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- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow TransplantationRambam Health Care CampusHaifaIsrael
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- Taussig Cancer InstituteCleveland Clinic Lerner College of MedicineCleveland ClinicClevelandOhioUSA
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The Ottawa Score Performs Poorly to Identify Cancer Patients at High Risk of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism: Insights from the TROPIQUE Study and Updated Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11133729. [PMID: 35807014 PMCID: PMC9267563 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11133729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The Ottawa score (OS) for predicting the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients with VTE may help to guide anticoagulant treatment decisions that will optimize benefit-risk ratios. However, data on its reliability are conflicting. We applied the OS to all cancer patients with VTE enrolled in the prospective multicenter TROPIQUE study who received low-molecular-weight heparin over a 6-month period. Of 409 patients, 171 (41.8%) had a high-risk OS. The 6-month cumulative incidence of recurrent VTE was 7.8% (95%CI 4.2–14.8) in the high-risk OS group versus 4.8% (95%CI 2.6–8.9) in the low-risk OS group (SHR 1.47; 95%CI 0.24–8.55). The Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AUROC) of the OS in identifying patients who developed recurrent VTE was 0.53 (95%CI 0.38–0.65), and its accuracy was 57.9%. Among individual variables included in the OS, only prior VTE was significantly associated with the 6-month risk of recurrent VTE (SHR 4.39; 95% CI 1.13–17.04). When pooling data from all studies evaluating this score for predicting VTE recurrence in cancer patients (7 studies, 3413 patients), the OS estimated pooled AUROC was 0.59 (95%CI 0.56–0.62), and its accuracy was 55.7%. The present findings do not support the use of the OS to assess the risk of recurrent VTE in cancer patients.
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Odajima S, Seki T, Kato S, Tomita K, Shoburu Y, Suzuki E, Takenaka M, Saito M, Takano H, Yamada K, Okamoto A. Efficacy of edoxaban for the treatment of gynecological cancer-associated venous thromboembolism: analysis of Japanese real-world data. J Gynecol Oncol 2022; 33:e62. [PMID: 35712973 PMCID: PMC9428303 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2022.33.e62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are increasingly being used for the treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (CAT). However, there is limited evidence of the efficacy of DOACs for the treatment of gynecological CAT. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of edoxaban for the treatment of gynecological CAT using Japanese real-world data. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of patients with 371 gynecological cancer who received edoxaban or vitamin K antagonist (VKA) between January 2011 and December 2018. RESULTS Altogether, 211 and 160 patients were treated with edoxaban and VKA, respectively. Fourteen patients (6.8%) in the edoxaban group and 22 (13.8%) in the VKA group showed recurrence of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Cumulative VTE recurrence was not significantly different between the 2 groups (p=0.340). Adverse events occurred in 15 (7.1%) and 11 (6.9%) patients in the edoxaban and VKA groups, respectively (p=0.697). Subgroup analysis of the edoxaban and VKA groups according to different tumor types, including ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancer, showed equivalent outcomes in terms of VTE recurrence and adverse events. Patients without pulmonary embolism (PE) were mostly omitted from initial unfractionated heparin (UFH) therapy prior to administration of edoxaban. However, this did not increase the recurrence of VTE. CONCLUSION This study confirmed that edoxaban is effective and safe for the treatment of gynecological CAT. This finding was consistent for different types of gynecological cancer. Additionally, initial UFH therapy prior to the administration of edoxaban may be unnecessary for patients without PE.
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- Suguru Odajima
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daisan Hospital, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwa Hospital, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kashiwa Hospital, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Katsushika Medical Center, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daisan Hospital, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Wang TF, Clarke AE, Awan AA, Tanuseputro P, Carrier M, Sood MM. Hemorrhage Risk Among Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Concurrent Direct Oral Anticoagulants With Tamoxifen vs Aromatase Inhibitors. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2219128. [PMID: 35763294 PMCID: PMC9240900 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.19128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Importance Tamoxifen is commonly used as adjuvant therapy in breast cancer and is proposed to interfere with cytochrome P450 enzyme and P-glycoprotein pathways. Concurrent use with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) poses the threat of a potentially dangerous drug-drug interaction by leading to an increase in hemorrhage risk. Objective To assess the risk of hemorrhage in patients with breast cancer coprescribed a DOAC and tamoxifen compared with a DOAC and an aromatase inhibitor (AI). Design, Setting, and Participants This population-based, retrospective cohort study was conducted among adults aged 66 years or older who were prescribed tamoxifen (compared with an AI) concurrently with a DOAC in Ontario, Canada, between June 23, 2009, and November 30, 2020, and followed up until December 31, 2020. Interventions Concurrent prescription of a DOAC and tamoxifen compared with a DOAC and an AI. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was major hemorrhage requiring an emergency department visit or hospitalization after prescription. Overlap weighted Cox proportional hazards models, accounting for multiple covariates, were used to assess the association between hemorrhage and tamoxifen or AI use with a DOAC. Results Among a total of 4753 patients (4679 [98.4%] women; mean [SD] age, 77.4 [7.4] years), 1179 (24.8%) were prescribed tamoxifen, and 3574 (75.2%) were prescribed an AI. Rivaroxaban (2530 [53.2%]) and apixaban (1665 [35.0%]) were the most frequently used DOACs. Patients taking AIs were younger than patients taking tamoxifen (mean [SD] age, 77.1 [7.3] vs 78.3 [7.6] years), with higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (mean [SD], 1.8 [2.4] vs 1.5 [2.2]) and more advanced cancer stage (stages III and IV, 569 [15.9%] vs 127 [10.8%]). During a median follow-up of 166 days (IQR, 111-527 days), tamoxifen was not associated with a higher risk of major hemorrhage (29 of 1179 [2.5%]) compared with an AI (119 of 3574 [3.3%]) when combined with a DOAC (absolute risk difference, -0.8%; weighted hazard ratio, 0.68 [95% CI, 0.44-1.06]). These results were similar in additional analyses using a more liberal definition of hemorrhage, accounting for kidney function, limiting follow-up to 90 days, stratifying by incident and prevalent DOAC users, and accounting for cancer duration and the competing risk of death. Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study, findings suggest that among DOAC users, the concurrent use of tamoxifen was not associated with a higher risk of hemorrhage compared with the concurrent use of an AI. These findings should directly inform prescribers regarding the apparent safety of concurrent DOAC and tamoxifen use.
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- Tzu-Fei Wang
- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa at the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- ICES uOttawa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa at the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa at the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- ICES uOttawa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa at the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa at the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- ICES uOttawa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Mahé I, Agnelli G, Ay C, Bamias A, Becattini C, Carrier M, Chapelle C, Cohen AT, Girard P, Huisman MV, Klok FA, López-Núñez JJ, Maraveyas A, Mayeur D, Mir O, Monreal M, Righini M, Samama CM, Syrigos K, Szmit S, Torbicki A, Verhamme P, Vicaut E, Wang TF, Meyer G, Laporte S. Extended Anticoagulant Treatment with Full- or Reduced-Dose Apixaban in Patients with Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: Rationale and Design of the API-CAT Study. Thromb Haemost 2022; 122:646-656. [PMID: 34535037 PMCID: PMC9113855 DOI: 10.1055/a-1647-9896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cancer-associated thrombosis (CT) is associated with a high risk of recurrent venous thromboembolic (VTE) events that require extended anticoagulation in patients with active cancer, putting them at risk of bleeding. The aim of the API-CAT study (NCT03692065) is to assess whether a reduced-dose regimen of apixaban (2.5 mg twice daily [bid]) is noninferior to a full-dose regimen of apixaban (5 mg bid) for the prevention of recurrent VTE in patients with active cancer who have completed ≥6 months of anticoagulant therapy for a documented index event of proximal deep-vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism. API-CAT is an international, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, noninferiority trial with blinded adjudication of outcome events. Consecutive patients are randomized to receive apixaban 2.5 or 5 mg bid for 12 months. The primary efficacy outcome is a composite of recurrent symptomatic or incidental VTE during the treatment period. The principal safety endpoint is clinically relevant bleeding, defined as a composite of major bleeding or nonmajor clinically relevant bleeding. Assuming a 12-month incidence of the primary outcome of 4% with apixaban and an upper limit of the two-sided 95% confidence interval of the hazard ratio <2.0, 1,722 patients will be randomized, assuming an up to 10% loss in total patient-years (β = 80%; α one-sided = 0.025). This trial has the potential to demonstrate that a regimen of extended treatment for patients with CT beyond an initial 6 months, with a reduced apixaban dose, has an acceptable risk of recurrent VTE recurrence and decreases the risk of bleeding.
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- Isabelle Mahé
- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Louis Mourier, AP-HP, Colombes, France
- Université de Paris, Paris, France
- Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, INSERM UMR_S1140, Paris, France
- INNOVTE-FCRIN, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine – Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Clinical Division of Haematology and Haemostaseology, Department of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- 2nd Propaedeutic Department of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine – Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique Innovation et Pharmacologie, CHU de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- SAINBIOSE INSERM U1059, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Département de Pneumologie, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine − Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine − Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Queen's Centre for Oncology and Haematology, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull York Medical School, Cottingham, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Anaesthesia, Hôpital Cochin, GHU AP-HP Centre-Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, Athens School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece
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- Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, European Health Centre, Otwock, Poland
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- Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, European Health Centre, Otwock, Poland
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- Vascular Medicine and Haemostasis, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- URC Lariboisière – Saint-Louis, AP-HP, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Université de Paris, Paris, France
- INNOVTE-FCRIN, Saint-Etienne, France
- Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, APHP, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INNOVTE-FCRIN, Saint-Etienne, France
- Unité de Recherche Clinique Innovation et Pharmacologie, CHU de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
- SAINBIOSE INSERM U1059, Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne, France
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Verso M, Agnelli G, Munoz A, Connors JM, Sanchez O, Huisman M, Brenner B, Gussoni G, Cohen AT, Becattini C. Recurrent venous thromboembolism and major bleeding in patients with localised, locally advanced or metastatic cancer: an analysis of the Caravaggio study. Eur J Cancer 2022; 165:136-145. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lichtblau M, Piccari L, Ramjug S, Bokan A, Lechartier B, Jutant EM, Barata M, Garcia AR, Howard LS, Adir Y, Delcroix M, Jara-Palomares L, Bertoletti L, Sitbon O, Ulrich S, Vonk Noordegraaf A. ERS International Congress 2021: highlights from the Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Assembly. ERJ Open Res 2022; 8:00665-2021. [PMID: 35615412 PMCID: PMC9125041 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00665-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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This article aims to summarise the latest research presented at the virtual 2021 European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in the field of pulmonary vascular disease. In light of the current guidelines and proceedings, knowledge gaps are addressed and the newest findings of the various forms of pulmonary hypertension as well as key points on pulmonary embolism are discussed. Despite the comprehensive coverage of the guidelines for pulmonary embolism at previous conferences, discussions about controversies in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition in specific cases were debated and are addressed in the first section of this article. We then report on an interesting pro-con debate about the current classification of pulmonary hypertension. We further report on presentations on Group 3 pulmonary hypertension, with research exploring pathogenesis, phenotyping, diagnosis and treatment; important contributions on the diagnosis of post-capillary pulmonary hypertension are also included. Finally, we summarise the latest evidence presented on pulmonary vascular disease and COVID-19 and a statement on the new imaging guidelines for pulmonary vascular disease from the Fleischner Society.
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- Mona Lichtblau
- Dept of Pneumology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- These authors contributed equally
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
- These authors contributed equally
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- Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, UK
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- SLK Lungenklinik Loewenstein, Medical Clinic I: Pneumology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Medicine, Loewenstein, Germany
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- Service de Pneumologie et Soins Intensifs, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Pulmonary Division, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Université de Poitiers, CHU de Poitiers, Service de Pneumologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale CIC 1402, Poitiers, France
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Unit, Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- National Pulmonary Hypertension Service, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Pulmonology Division, Lady Davis-Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
- Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Clinical Dept of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals of Leuven and Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), Dept of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism (CHROMETA), KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Medical Surgical Unit of Respiratory Diseases, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS). Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- CHU de St-Etienne, Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR1059, Université Jean-Monnet; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale CIC-1408, CHU de Saint-Etienne; INNOVTE, CHU de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Pneumologie et Soins Intensifs, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
- Unité Mixte de Recherche S999, Hôpital Marie Lannelongue–Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
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- Dept of Pneumology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Frere C, Crichi B, Rueda-Camino JA, Cajfinger F, Spiess N, Janus N, Le Maignan C, Marjanovic Z, Farge D. Long-term use of tinzaparin for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis in clinical practice: Insights from the prospective TROPIQUE study. JOURNAL DE MEDECINE VASCULAIRE 2022; 47:56-64. [PMID: 35691664 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdmv.2022.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Real word data on the efficacy and safety of long-term use of tinzaparin for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) are scarce. METHODS We performed a post-hoc analysis of all cancer patients included in the prospective multicenter observational TROPIQUE study who received long-term treatment with tinzaparin for a first venous thromboembolism (VTE) event. We evaluated the patterns of anticoagulant prescription, the adherence to clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the treatment of CAT, and the clinical outcomes within a 6-month follow-up. RESULTS In total, 301 patients were included in this post-hoc analysis. At study entry, their mean age was 64.6±11.9years and 143 (47.5%) patients were men. The most frequent cancer type was gastrointestinal (23.9%), followed by breast (17.9%) and lung (15.3%) cancer. At time of VTE diagnosis, 164 (57.8%) patients had metastatic disease and 245 (81.42%) were receiving chemotherapy. Based on the aggregation of all study pre-defined criteria, tinzaparin prescription was fully compliant with CPGs in 219 (72.8%) patients. The mean effective treatment duration with tinzaparin was 6.07±0.17months. At 6-month follow-up, the cumulative incidence of recurrent VTE was 5.4% (95% CI: 3.2-9.2%) and the cumulative incidence of major bleeding was 5.8% (95% CI: 3.6-9.6%). Clinical outcomes tended to differ across different types of cancer. Death from any cause occurred in 102 (33.9%) patients, mainly related to cancer progression. CONCLUSIONS This post-hoc analysis of TROPIQUE confirms the favorable benefit-risk ratio of tinzaparin for the long-term treatment of CAT.
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- C Frere
- INSERM UMRS-1166, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, GRC 27 GRECO, Sorbonne Université, DMU BioGem, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013 Paris, France; Groupe Francophone Thrombose et Cancer, 75015 Paris, France.
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- Groupe Francophone Thrombose et Cancer, 75015 Paris, France; Internal Medicine Unit (UF 04): CRMR MATHEC, Maladies Auto-immunes et Thérapie Cellulaire, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75010 Paris, France
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- Groupe Francophone Thrombose et Cancer, 75015 Paris, France; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Groupe Francophone Thrombose et Cancer, 75015 Paris, France; Department of Medical Oncology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75013 Paris, France
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- LEO Pharma, 78960 Voisin-le-Bretonneux, France
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- LEO Pharma, 78960 Voisin-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Groupe Francophone Thrombose et Cancer, 75015 Paris, France; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Groupe Francophone Thrombose et Cancer, 75015 Paris, France; Department of Hematology, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75010 Paris, France
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- Groupe Francophone Thrombose et Cancer, 75015 Paris, France; Internal Medicine Unit (UF 04): CRMR MATHEC, Maladies Auto-immunes et Thérapie Cellulaire, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75010 Paris, France; Université de Paris, Institut Universitaire d'Hématologie, EA 3518, 75010 Paris, France
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Monreal M, Jiménez D, Bikdeli B. RIETE Registry: Past, Present and Future. Arch Bronconeumol 2022; 58:205-207. [PMID: 35312608 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Manuel Monreal
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Germans Trials i Pujol, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Badalona, Spain.
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá (Instituto de Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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Lecumberri R, Ruiz-Artacho P, Tzoran I, Brenner B, Farge Bancel D, Ay C, Rosa V, Iria F, Hernández-Blasco L, Trujillo Santos J, Monreal M. Outcome of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism is more favorable among patients with hematologic malignancies than in those with solid tumors. Thromb Haemost 2022; 122:1594-1602. [PMID: 35189661 DOI: 10.1055/a-1777-4006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The natural history of patients with hematologic cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been consistently evaluated. We aimed to compare the rates of symptomatic recurrent VTE, major bleeding or death during anticoagulant therapy in patients with VTE associated to hematologic vs. solid cancers. METHODS Consecutive patients with active cancer recruited in RIETE were evaluated. Their baseline characteristics, treatments and outcomes during the course of anticoagulation were compared. Univariate and multivariate competing-risk analysis were performed. RESULTS As of December 2020, 16,694 patients with cancer and VTE were recruited. Of these, 1,062 (6.4%) had hematologic cancers. Hematologic patients were less likely to initially present with pulmonary embolism (48% vs. 63%) and more likely with upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis (25% vs. 18%). They also were more likely to have severe thrombocytopenia at baseline (5.6% vs. 0.7%) or to receive chemotherapy (67% vs. 41%). During the course of anticoagulation (median, 150 vs. 127 days), 1,071 patients (6.4%) developed VTE recurrences, 806 (4.8%) suffered major bleeding and 4,136 (24.8%) died. Patients with hematologic cancers had lower rates of recurrent VTE (rate ratio [RR]: 0.73; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.56-0.95), major bleeding (RR: 0.72; 95%CI: 0.53-0.98) or all-cause death (RR: 0.49; 95%CI: 0.41-0.57) than those with solid cancers. Patients with multiple myeloma showed the best outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Patients with hematologic cancers, particularly multiple myeloma, and VTE had better outcomes than those with solid cancers. These findings are relevant for the interpretation of previous clinical trials and the design of future studies.
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- Thrombosis & Hemostasis Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Medicine I, Clinical Division of Haematology and Haemostaseology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Arrixaca., Murcia, Spain
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- Internal medicine department, Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Department of Pneumonology, Hospital General Universitari d'Alacant, Alicante, Spain
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- Internal Medicine, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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Salgado M, Brozos-Vázquez E, Campos B, González-Villarroel P, Pérez ME, Vázquez-Tuñas ML, Arias D. Venous Thromboembolism In Cancer Patients: "From Evidence to Care". Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2022; 28:10760296221098717. [PMID: 35538861 PMCID: PMC9102132 DOI: 10.1177/10760296221098717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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This article seeks to review the current status of treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) in cancer patients after the addition of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) to the therapeutic arsenal available. The suitability of DOAC use in complex clinical situations, poorly represented in clinical trials, is controversial and difficult for care activity, making the recommendations in clinical practice guidelines the focus of special attention in this area. Recently, several randomized trials have compared low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) to DOAC for the management of CAT. Potential drug interactions with DOACs or the increased risk of bleeding in intraluminal tumors require special precautions, as do metastatic or primary brain disease and comorbid conditions, such as renal or liver failure, which are not suitably represented in pivotal studies. Furthermore, few data are available for situations involving elevated bleeding risk, with thrombocytopenia levels below the inclusion criterion of clinical trials, or recurrence during active anticoagulant therapy. Similarly, it is less clear that patients and physicians accept the presumption that oral DOAC administration is more convenient than subcutaneous LMWH, particularly when drug absorption may be compromised. The non-inclusion or under-representation of patients at higher risk for complications with anticoagulation in randomized clinical trials, makes their use complex in certain situations in health care. This paper provides a practical review of current clinical guideline recommendations regarding LMWH and/ or DOAC to treat and prevent CAT, as well as the most controversial clinical conditions for their use.
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- Mercedes Salgado
- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain
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Englisch C, Moik F, Ay C. Risk assessment for recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer. THROMBOSIS UPDATE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tru.2021.100080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Risk factors and one-year mortality in patients with direct oral anticoagulant-associated gastrointestinal bleeding. Thromb Res 2021; 208:138-144. [PMID: 34773747 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Risk factors and mortality in patients with DOACs-associated gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) are not completely defined. Aims of this study were to identify risk factors for bleeding and evaluate one-year mortality in patients with DOACs-associated GIB. METHODS We conducted a case-control study. Cases were patients with DOACs-associated GIB admitted to the Perugia Hospital, Italy between 2013 and 2019. Controls were derived from the prospective database of patients with DOACs referred to the ambulatory service. Cases and controls were matched by a 1:2 ratio for type and dose of DOAC, indication for anticoagulation and gender. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed to identify risk factors. Hazard Ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to calculate mortality. RESULTS We included 324 patients, of which 108 with DOACs-associated GIB. Mean age was 81.9 ± 7.2 years and 78.9 ± 8.7 years, respectively. The most frequent indication for anticoagulation was atrial fibrillation. Reduced doses of DOACs were prescribed in 186 patients (56.4%). At multivariable analysis, active cancer (OR:7.26; 95%CI 3.10-16.96), renal impairment (OR:4.26; 95%CI 1.98-9.17), bleeding predisposition (OR:3.66; 95%CI 2.00-6.68), COPD (OR:2.12; 95%CI 1.08-4.16) and uncontrolled hypertension (OR:1.86; 95%CI 1.07-3.23) were found to be predictors for DOACs-associated GIB. Adjusted one-year mortality was significantly higher in patients who experienced GIB compared with those who did not experience GIB (OR: 7.04; 95%CI 3.82-14.31). CONCLUSIONS Predictors of DOACs-associated GIB included active cancer, renal impairment, bleeding predisposition, COPD and uncontrolled hypertension. The adjusted one-year-mortality was significantly increased in patients with DOACs-associated GIB in comparison to DOACs patients without GIB.
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Frere C, Font C, Esposito F, Crichi B, Girard P, Janus N. Incidence, risk factors, and management of bleeding in patients receiving anticoagulants for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis. Support Care Cancer 2021; 30:2919-2931. [PMID: 34617159 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06598-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Updated clinical practice guidelines recommend the long-term use of low-molecular-weight heparins or direct oral anticoagulants as the preferred option for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), using a personalized approach matching the right drug to the right patient. In most cases, the benefit of anticoagulant therapy outweighs the risk. However, the long-term use of anticoagulants is associated with a non-negligible risk of bleeding, which constitutes a rare but serious adverse effect. Bleeding complications have been reported to be overall 2 to 3 times more frequent in cancer patients with CAT receiving anticoagulation than in non-cancer patients, with a reported incidence of major bleeding ranging from 2.4 to 16.0% in randomized controlled trials (RCT). In the absence of validated risk assessment model to predict the risk of bleeding in these patients, a careful evaluation of each individual profile, with adequate selection of the most appropriate anticoagulant for each individual patient, is warranted for overcoming management challenges, taking in account the numerous factors which may potentiate the overall bleeding risk in these complex patients, such as advanced or metastatic disease, older age, anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal impairment, liver dysfunction, and concomitant anticancer therapies. The purpose of this review is to call for awareness on bleeding complications as a major safety issue of CAT treatment and to summarize data from recent RCT and real-world studies on the incidence and risk factors for bleeding in this unique and challenging population to further help clinicians in decision-making.
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- Corinne Frere
- Institute of Cardiometabolism And Nutrition, GRC 27 GRECO, Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, Paris, France
- Department of Haematology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 75010, Paris, France
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- Département Thoracique, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
- FCRIN INNOVTE, Paris, France
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- Global Thrombosis Strategy, Medical Affairs, Leo Pharma, Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France.
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Agnelli G, Muñoz A, Franco L, Mahé I, Brenner B, Connors JM, Gussoni G, Hamulyak EN, Lambert C, Suero MR, Bauersachs R, Torbicki A, Becattini C. Apixaban and Dalteparin for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Different Sites of Cancer. Thromb Haemost 2021; 122:796-807. [PMID: 34530482 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Efficacy and safety of anticoagulant treatment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) may vary in patients with different cancer sites. We evaluated the rates of VTE recurrence and major bleeding and the relative efficacy and safety of 6-month treatment with oral apixaban or subcutaneous dalteparin in patients with different cancer sites randomized in the Caravaggio study. Primary cancer was located at gastrointestinal sites in 375 patients (32.5%), lung in 200 (17.3%), breast in 155 (13.4%), genitourinary sites in 139 (12%), gynecological sites in 119 (10.3%), and was hematological in 85 patients (7.4%). Rates of VTE recurrence were 10.9% in patients with gynecological, 8.8% with gastrointestinal, 6.5% with genitourinary, and 5.5% with lung cancer with lower rates in the other sites of cancer. Rates of major bleeding were 7.2% in patients with genitourinary and 4.8% with gastrointestinal cancer, with lower rates in patients with other sites of cancer. The observed absolute risk difference in VTE recurrence in favor of apixaban was 11.9% in patients with gynecological, 5.5% with lung, 3.7% with genitourinary cancer, and 0.6% with gastrointestinal cancer. None of the risk differences was statistically significant. The rates of major bleeding in patients treated with apixaban or dalteparin was similar across patients with different cancer sites. In conclusion, recurrences appear to be more common in patients with gastrointestinal and gynecological cancer and major bleedings in patients with genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancer. Oral apixaban is a valid oral alternative to subcutaneous dalteparin for the treatment of a large spectrum of patients with cancer-associated VTE.
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- Giancarlo Agnelli
- Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Louis Mourier, University Paris 7, Colombes, France
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- Department of Hematology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Haemostasis and Thrombosis Unit, Division of Hematology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português Oncologie, Porto FG, EPE, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, ECZ-Otwock, Poland
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- Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Benzidia I, Crichi B, Montlahuc C, Rafii H, N'Dour A, Sebuhyan M, Gauthier H, Ait Abdallah N, Benillouche P, Villiers S, Le Maignan C, Farge D. Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary care program for the management of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: a pilot study. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2021; 53:417-424. [PMID: 34296382 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-021-02512-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Treatment of Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients is challenging due to higher risk of VTE recurrence or bleeding under anticoagulants. We assessed the effectiveness of a dedicated "Allo-Thrombosis Cancer" multidisciplinary care program (AlloTC-MCP) that incorporated individualized care, regular follow-ups, telephone counselling, and a patient education program. METHODS AND MATERIALS From September 2017 to October 2019, 100 consecutive cancer patients with new VTE onset were enrolled in this observational single-center prospective pilot study and received standard (control group, n = first 50 patients enrolled) or AlloTC-MCP care (n = next 50 patients enrolled) over a 6-month VTE treatment follow-up period. Primary end-point was the percentage of adherence to the International Clinical Practice Guidelines (ITAC-CPGs) at 6 (M6) month follow-up. RESULTS Among the 100 patients with different cancer types (22% genitourinary, 19% breast, 16% gastrointestinal, 15% lymphoma, 11% lung and 17% others), 51 patients (61%) had metastatic disease and 31 (31%) received chemotherapy alone. Main baseline cancer and VTE clinical characteristics did not differ between the 2 groups. Adherence rates to ITAC-CPGs was significantly higher in the AlloTC-MCP group (100% (M0), 72% (M3) and 68% (M6)) compared with the control group (84% (M0), 8% (M3) and 16% (M6)). Quality of Life (QoL) was significantly improved in the AlloTC-MCP group 6 months after inclusion. CONCLUSION The "AlloTC-MCP" was associated with improved adherence to ITAC-CPGs and merits further expansion.
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- Ilham Benzidia
- Internal Medicine: Autoimmune and Vascular Disease Unit (UF04), Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine: Autoimmune and Vascular Disease Unit (UF04), Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- Clinical Research Unit Lariboisière Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, IRSL, EA-3518, Recherche clinique appliquée à l'hématologie, F-75010, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine: Autoimmune and Vascular Disease Unit (UF04), Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine: Autoimmune and Vascular Disease Unit (UF04), Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine: Autoimmune and Vascular Disease Unit (UF04), Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France
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- C.S.E. Radiology and Medical Imaging Center, 13 Rue Beaurepaire, 75010, Paris, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine: Autoimmune and Vascular Disease Unit (UF04), Saint-Louis Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux, 75010, Paris, France. .,Université de Paris, IRSL, EA-3518, Recherche clinique appliquée à l'hématologie, F-75010, Paris, France. .,Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Mazzolai L, Ageno W, Alatri A, Bauersachs R, Becattini C, Brodmann M, Emmerich J, Konstantinides S, Meyer G, Middeldorp S, Monreal M, Righini M, Aboyans V. Second consensus document on diagnosis and management of acute deep vein thrombosis: updated document elaborated by the ESC Working Group on aorta and peripheral vascular diseases and the ESC Working Group on pulmonary circulation and right ventricular function. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2021; 29:1248-1263. [PMID: 34254133 DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This consensus document is proposed to clinicians to provide the whole spectrum of deep vein thrombosis management as an update to the 2017 consensus document. New data guiding clinicians in indicating extended anticoagulation, management of patients with cancer, and prevention and management of post-thrombotic syndrome are presented. More data on benefit and safety of non-vitamin K antagonists oral anticoagulants are highlighted, along with the arrival of new antidotes for severe bleeding management.
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- Lucia Mazzolai
- Division of Angiology, Heart and Vessel Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Chemin de Mont-Paisible 18, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Via Ravasi 2, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Division of Angiology, Heart and Vessel Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Chemin de Mont-Paisible 18, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Grafenstraße 9, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany.,Departement of Vascular Medicine, Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Departement of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Département of Internal Medicine, Division of Angiology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph and University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Departement of Vascular Medicine, Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, Department of Internal Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Dupuytren University Hospital and Inserm 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, School of Medicine, 2 avenue martin Luther-King 87042 Limoges, France
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Mahé I, Meyer G, Girard P, Bertoletti L, Laporte S, Couturaud F, Mismetti P, Sanchez O. [Treatment of cancer associated thrombosis. 2019 update of the French guidelines]. Rev Mal Respir 2021; 38:427-437. [PMID: 33858733 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2021.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- I Mahé
- Service de Médecine Interne-Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Colombes, Université de Paris, Inserm UMR_S1140, Paris, F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne, France
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- Service de Pneumologie et de soins intensifs, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Inserm UMRS 970, Université de Paris, Inserm CIC 1418, Paris, F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne, France
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- Institut du Thorax Curie-Montsouris, l'Institut mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Inserm UMR1059, Equipe Dysfonction Vasculaire et Hémostase, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, Inserm, CIC-1408, Saint-Etienne, F-CRIN INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne, France
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- SAINBOIS U1059 équipe DVH, Université Jean-Monnet, Université de Lyon, Inserm, Unité de recherche clinique, Innovation, Pharmacologie, CHU Saint-Etienne, Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne, France
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- Département de médecine interne et pneumologie, EA3878-GETBO, CIC_INSERM1412, université de Bretagne occidentale, centre hospitalo-universitaire de Brest, F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne, France
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- Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, CHU de St-Etienne, Inserm UMR1059, Equipe Dysfonction Vasculaire et Hémostase, Université Jean-Monnet, Saint-Etienne, Inserm, CIC-1408, Saint-Etienne, F-CRIN INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Pneumologie et de soins intensifs, Hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, Inserm UMRS 1140, Paris, F-CRIN INNOVTE, St-Etienne, France.
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Abreu SC, Tavares V, Carneiro F, Medeiros R. Venous thromboembolism and prostate cancer: what about genetic markers? Pharmacogenomics 2021; 22:365-373. [PMID: 33749329 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2020-0094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aim & methods: To review the existing literature concerning the relationship between venous thromboembolism (VTE) and prostate cancer (PC) and explore the putative biological and clinical implications of VTE genetic markers on PC patients by screening the PubMed database. Results: Considering the roles of VTE genome-wide association studies-identified genetic determinants in disease development in the general population, these variants might also underlie the susceptibility for PC-related VTE. Therefore, they could help to identify those with a positive benefit-to-harm ratio for thromboprophylaxis approaches during cancer therapy management, thereby improving patient's prognosis. Conclusion: Future studies are mandatory to explore the relationship between VTE and PC and dissect the predictive value of VTE genome-wide association studies-identified genetic determinants in PC patients, given their clinical implications.
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- Sofia Coelho Abreu
- Oncology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Porto, 4200 072, Portugal
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- Molecular Oncology & Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Porto, 4200 072, Portugal.,Research Department, Portuguese League Against Cancer of Northern Region, Porto, 4200 172, Portugal
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- Oncology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Porto, 4200 072, Portugal
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- Molecular Oncology & Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Porto, 4200 072, Portugal.,Research Department, Portuguese League Against Cancer of Northern Region, Porto, 4200 172, Portugal.,Faculty of Health Sciences, CEBIMED, Fernando Pessoa University, Porto, 4200 150, Portugal
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Chen DY, Tseng CN, Hsieh MJ, Lan WC, Chuang CK, Pang ST, Chen SW, Chen TH, Chang SH, Hsieh IC, Chu PH, Wen MS, Chen JS, Chang JWC, See LC, Huang WK. Comparison Between Non-vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants and Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Asian Individuals With Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism. JAMA Netw Open 2021; 4:e2036304. [PMID: 33533929 PMCID: PMC7859846 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.36304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE It is unclear whether the clinical benefits associated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are similar to those associated with low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) in Asian individuals with cancer and acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). OBJECTIVE To compare the risk of recurrent thromboembolic events and bleeding associated with use of a NOAC vs use of the LMWH enoxaparin in Asian individuals with cancer-associated VTE. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study was conducted using data from the Chang Gung Research Database, a multi-institutional electronic medical records database in Taiwan. A cohort of 1109 patients with cancer-associated VTE were identified between January 1, 2012, and January 31, 2019. Data were analyzed from March 2019 through December 2020. EXPOSURES Receiving a NOAC (including rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban, or dabigatran) or the LMWH enoxaparin. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcomes were composite recurrent VTE or major bleeding. Stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to balance baseline covariates. We compared risks of recurrent VTE or major bleeding between groups using Cox proportional hazards models. In addition, we conducted an analysis using a Fine and Gray subdistribution hazard model that considered death as a competing risk. RESULTS Among 1109 patients with cancer and newly diagnosed VTE, 578 (52.1%) were women and the mean (SD) age at index date was 66.0 (13.0) years; 529 patients (47.7%) received NOACs and 580 patients (52.3%) received the LMWH enoxaparin. Composite recurrent VTE or major bleeding occurred in 75 patients (14.1%) in the NOAC group and 101 patients (17.4%) in the enoxaparin group (weighted hazard ratio [HR], 0.77; 95% CI, 0.56-1.07; P = .11). The groups had similar risk of VTE recurrence (HR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.39-1.01; P = .05) and major bleeding (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.52-1.24; P = .32) at 12 months of follow-up. However, taking a NOAC was associated with a significantly lower risk of gastrointestinal bleeding compared with receiving enoxaparin (10 patients [1.9%] vs 41 patients [7.1%]; HR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.15-0.59; P < .001). Findings for both primary outcomes were consistent with competing risk analyses (recurrent VTE: HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.45-1.01; P = .05; major bleeding: HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.51-1.16; P = .21). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This cohort study found that in real-world practice, among Asian patients with cancer-associated VTE, use of a NOAC was associated with a similar risk for recurrent VTE or major bleeding compared with use of the LMWH enoxaparin. Nonetheless, use of a NOAC was associated with a significantly lower rate of gastrointestinal bleeding. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Dong-Yi Chen
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Cardio-Oncology Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Cardio-Oncology Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Center for Big Data Analytics and Statistics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Center for Big Data Analytics and Statistics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Biostatistics Core Laboratory, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Cardio-Oncology Program, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Peris M, López-Nuñez JJ, Maestre A, Jimenez D, Muriel A, Bikdeli B, Weinberg I, Ay C, Mazzolai L, Lorenzo A, Monreal M. Clinical characteristics and 3-month outcomes in cancer patients with incidental versus clinically suspected and confirmed pulmonary embolism. Eur Respir J 2020; 58:13993003.02723-2020. [DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02723-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BackgroundCurrent guidelines suggest treating cancer patients with incidental pulmonary embolism (PE) similarly to those with clinically suspected and confirmed PE. However, the natural history of these presentations has not been thoroughly compared.MethodsWe used the data from the RIETE (Registro Informatizado de Enfermedad TromboEmbólica) registry to compare the 3-month outcomes in patients with active cancer and incidental PE versus those with clinically suspected and confirmed PE. The primary outcome was 90-day all-cause mortality. Secondary outcomes were PE-related mortality, symptomatic PE recurrences and major bleeding.ResultsFrom July 2012 to January 2019, 946 cancer patients with incidental asymptomatic PE and 2274 with clinically suspected and confirmed PE were enrolled. Most patients (95% versus 90%) received low-molecular-weight heparin therapy. During the first 90 days, 598 patients died, including 42 from PE. Patients with incidental PE had a lower all-cause mortality rate than those with suspected and confirmed PE (11% versus 22%; OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.34–0.54). Results were consistent for PE-related mortality (0.3% versus 1.7%; OR 0.18, 95% CI 0.06–0.59). Multivariable analysis confirmed that patients with incidental PE were at lower risk of death (adjusted OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.34–0.56). Overall, 29 (0.9%) patients developed symptomatic PE recurrences, and 122 (3.8%) had major bleeding. There were no significant differences in PE recurrences (OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.25–1.54) or major bleeding (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.51–1.18).ConclusionsCancer patients with incidental PE had a lower mortality rate than those with clinically suspected and confirmed PE. Further studies are required to validate these findings, and to explore optimal management strategies in these patients.
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Roberge G, Delluc A. Challenging anticoagulation cases: A case of incidental subsegmental pulmonary embolism in a patient with cancer. Thromb Res 2020; 197:77-83. [PMID: 33190023 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cancer therapy and progress in quality of imaging technologies for cancer surveillance and staging are in cause for the increase incidence of smaller incidental pulmonary embolism (PE). The clinical significance of incidental subsegmental pulmonary embolism (SSPE) is hard to define, balancing between possible false positive result, hypercoagulability signal, and truly venous thromboembolism (VTE) event. Evidence for optimal management of such findings are largely extrapolated from symptomatic SSPE in non-cancer patients and from symptomatic, more proximal PE in cancer patients. Current practice guidelines vary but some suggest withholding anticoagulation in selected patients. However, most SSPEs, incidental or not, should be treated as any other cancer-associated PE due to likely similar prognosis. Choice and duration of anticoagulation are extended from existing knowledge on more proximal PE.
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- Guillaume Roberge
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Hôpital St-François d'Assise, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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López-Núñez JJ. Pulmonary embolism treatment. Detection of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Rev Clin Esp 2020; 220:S0014-2565(20)30210-1. [PMID: 32921436 DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2020.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The correct stratification of pulmonary embolism risk (PE) is essential for decision-making, regarding treatment and defining the patient's place of admission. In high-risk PE, urgent re-establishment of pulmonary circulation and admission to a critical unit is required. The reperfusion treatment of choice is systemic thrombolysis, although in certain situations, especially when there is a contraindication for it, we will evaluate a surgical embolectomy or one of the catheter-guided therapies. In the rest of PE, the treatment of choice will be anticoagulation. Currently, direct oral anticoagulants have become the treatment of choice for the treatment of PE, due to their better safety profile. However, low molecular weight heparins and subsequently antivitamins K, remain the most used treatment, because they are funded by the public system. In cases of PE with cardiorespiratory arrest and / or cardiogenic shock, whenever available at our center, we must consider the indication of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The recent creation of PE response teams (PERT team), have meant an improvement in the care of patients with intermediate-high and high risk PE. During the follow-up of patients with PE, it is essential to perform a correct screening of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, in order to perform a correct diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
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- J J López-Núñez
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Germans Trial i Pujol, Badalona,Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, España.
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Mahé I, Plaisance L, Chapelle C, Laporte S, Planquette B, Bertoletti L, Couturaud F, Falvo N, Falchero L, Mahé I, Helfer H, Chidiac J, Meyer G. Long-Term Treatment of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis (CAT) Beyond 6 Months in the Medical Practice: USCAT, a 432-Patient Retrospective Non-Interventional Study. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12082256. [PMID: 32806574 PMCID: PMC7463918 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12082256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: extended anticoagulant therapy beyond the initial 6 months is suggested in patients with cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) and active cancer. Few data are available on patient management and outcomes on the period between 6 and 12 months after the venous thromboembolism (VTE) event. Objectives: our objective was to document patient management and outcomes beyond 6 months and up to 12 months in CAT patients initially treated for 6 months with tinzaparin. Methods: adult CAT patients with a cancer still alive at the end of an initial 6-month treatment period were eligible to participate in this retrospective non-interventional French multicenter study. Results: a total of 432 patients aged 66.5 ± 12.7 years were available to participate in this study. Out of the patients included in the study, the anticoagulant treatment was maintained in 348 of 422 documented patients (82.5%) while it was discontinued in 74 (17.5%) patients (before the end or at the end of the initial 6-month treatment period). Between 6 and 12 months, 24 patients (5.7%) experienced VTE recurrence, while 21 (5.1%) patients had clinically relevant bleeding, 11 patients (2.7%) had major bleeding and 96 patients (22.3%) died, mostly from cancer. VTE recurrence was more frequent in patients with lung (14.3%) and colorectal cancer (6.0%) while major bleeding was more frequent in patients with colorectal cancer (6.0%). Conclusion: clinical outcomes were consistent with previous observations and variable according to the type of cancer. Further clinical research is required to orient the management of patients with CAT beyond 6 months based on cancer-specific treatment strategies.
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- Isabelle Mahé
- Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, 92700 Colombes, France; (L.P.); (I.M.); (H.H.); (J.C.)
- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France; (S.L.); (B.P.); (L.B.); (F.C.); (N.F.); (G.M.)
- Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-1-47-60-64-90; Fax: +33-1-47-60-64-91
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- Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, 92700 Colombes, France; (L.P.); (I.M.); (H.H.); (J.C.)
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- Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, SAINBIOSE INSERM U1059, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France;
- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Innovation, Pharmacologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Saint-Etienne, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France; (S.L.); (B.P.); (L.B.); (F.C.); (N.F.); (G.M.)
- Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, SAINBIOSE INSERM U1059, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France;
- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Innovation, Pharmacologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Saint-Etienne, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France; (S.L.); (B.P.); (L.B.); (F.C.); (N.F.); (G.M.)
- Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
- Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, 75015 Paris, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France; (S.L.); (B.P.); (L.B.); (F.C.); (N.F.); (G.M.)
- Université Jean Monnet, Université de Lyon, SAINBIOSE INSERM U1059, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France;
- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Innovation, Pharmacologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Saint-Etienne, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France
- Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de St-Etienne, Service de Médecine Vasculaire et Thérapeutique, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France
- Equipe Dysfonction Vasculaire et Hémostase, Université Jean-Monnet, INSERM, UMR1059, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
- Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Saint-Etienne, INSERM, CIC-1408, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France; (S.L.); (B.P.); (L.B.); (F.C.); (N.F.); (G.M.)
- Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche CHRU de Brest, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Brest, CIC INSERM 1412, EA 3878 (GETBO), 29609 Brest, France
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France; (S.L.); (B.P.); (L.B.); (F.C.); (N.F.); (G.M.)
- Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Dijon, 21000 Dijon, France
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- Hôpital Nord-Ouest Villefranche-sur-Saône, 69400 Gleize, France;
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- Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, 92700 Colombes, France; (L.P.); (I.M.); (H.H.); (J.C.)
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- Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, 92700 Colombes, France; (L.P.); (I.M.); (H.H.); (J.C.)
- Innovative Therapies in Haemostasis, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Université de Paris, F-75006 Paris, France
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- Hôpital Louis Mourier, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, 92700 Colombes, France; (L.P.); (I.M.); (H.H.); (J.C.)
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- F-CRIN INNOVTE network, F-42055 Saint-Etienne, France; (S.L.); (B.P.); (L.B.); (F.C.); (N.F.); (G.M.)
- Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris, 75015 Paris, France
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Carmona-Bayonas A, Gómez D, Martínez de Castro E, Pérez Segura P, Muñoz Langa J, Jimenez-Fonseca P, Sánchez Cánovas M, Ortega Moran L, García Escobar I, Rupérez Blanco AB, Fernández Pérez I, Martínez de Prado P, Porta I Balanyà R, Quintanar Verduguez T, Rodríguez-Lescure Á, Muñoz A. A snapshot of cancer-associated thromboembolic disease in 2018-2019: First data from the TESEO prospective registry. Eur J Intern Med 2020; 78:41-49. [PMID: 32482596 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ever-growing complexity of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), with new antineoplastic drugs and anticoagulants, distinctive characteristics, and decisions with low levels of evidence, justifies this registry. METHOD TESEO is a prospective registry promoted by the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology to which 34 centers contribute cases. It seeks to provide an epidemiological description of CAT in Spain. RESULTS Participants (N=939) with CAT diagnosed between July 2018 and December 2019 were recruited. Most subjects had advanced colon (21.4%), non-small cell lung (19.2%), and breast (11.1%) cancers, treated with dual-agent chemotherapy (28.4%), monochemotherapy (14.4%), or immune checkpoint inhibitors (3.6%). Half (51%) were unsuspected events, albeit only 57.1% were truly asymptomatic. Pulmonary embolism (PE) was recorded in 571 (58.3%); in 120/571 (21.0%), there was a concurrent deep venous thromboembolism (VTE). Most initially received low molecular weight heparin (89.7%). Suspected and unsuspected VTE had an OS rate of 9.9 (95% CI, 7.3-non-computable) and 14.4 months (95% CI, 12.6-non-computable) (p=0.00038). Six-month survival was 80.9%, 55.9%, and 55.5% for unsuspected PE, unsuspected PE admitted for another reason, and suspected PE, respectively (p<0.0001). The 12-month cumulative incidence of venous rethrombosis was 7.1% (95% CI, 4.7-10.2) in stage IV vs 3.0% (95% CI, 0.9-7.1) in stages I-III. The 12-month cumulative incidence of major/clinically relevant bleeding was 9.6% (95% CI, 6.1-14.0) in the presence of risk factors. CONCLUSION CAT continues to be a relevant problem in the era of immunotherapy and targeted therapies. The initial TESEO data highlight the evolution of CAT, with new agents and thrombotic risk factors.
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- Alberto Carmona-Bayonas
- Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, University of Murcia, IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, ISPA, UPV/EHU, Oviedo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, ISPA, Oviedo, Spain
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, University of Murcia, IMIB, Murcia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitari Dr Josep Trueta, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Girona, Spain and Departament de Ciències Mèdiques, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Girona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Calle del Dr. Esquerdo, 46, 28007 Madrid, Spain.
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Lecumberri R, Ruiz-Artacho P, Trujillo-Santos J, Brenner B, Barillari G, Ruiz-Ruiz J, Lorente MA, Verhamme P, Vázquez FJ, Weinberg I, Monreal M. Management and outcomes of cancer patients with venous thromboembolism presenting with thrombocytopenia. Thromb Res 2020; 195:139-145. [PMID: 32693201 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients with thrombocytopenia is challenging due to perceived higher risk of bleeding. MATERIAL AND METHODS We used the RIETE registry to compare the 10- and 30-day outcomes in cancer patients with acute VTE, according to platelet count at baseline. RESULTS As of December 2018, 15,337 cancer patients with VTE were included: 166 (1.1%) had <50 × 109 platelets/L (severe thrombocytopenia), 711 (4.6%) had 50-99 × 109/L (mild thrombocytopenia) and 14,460 (94.3%) had ≥100 × 109/L (normal count). Most patients in all subgroups received initial therapy with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), but 62% of those with severe thrombocytopenia received <150 IU/kg/day LMWH, 42% received <100 IU/kg/day. The mortality rate progressively decreased with increasing platelet counts (12%, 9.4% and 3.3% respectively at 10 days, 27%, 18% and 9.4% at 30 days), but the major bleeding rates did not (1.2%, 2.5% and 1.3% respectively at 10 days, 2.4%, 4.4% and 2.2% at 30 days). On multivariable analysis, patients with severe thrombocytopenia had a similar risk for major bleeding at 10 days (OR 0.84; 95%CI 0.20-3.49) and at 30 days (OR 0.90; 95%CI 0.32-2.49), but those with mild thrombocytopenia were at increased risk both at 10 days (OR 2.11; 95%CI 1.27-3.49) and at 30 days (OR 1.91; 95%CI 1.29-2.84). CONCLUSIONS Cancer patients with acute VTE and baseline thrombocytopenia often receive initial lower-than recommended doses of LMWH. Although caution is required, this practice seems to be safe in patients with severe thrombocytopenia. Nonetheless, there was an inverse correlation between baseline platelet count and mortality.
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- Ramón Lecumberri
- Hematology Service, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, CIBERCV, Pamplona, Spain.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Vega Baja de Orihuela, Alicante, Spain
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- Vascular Medicine and Haemostasis, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Vascular Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Fireman Vascular Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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Agnelli G, Becattini C, Meyer G, Muñoz A, Huisman MV, Connors JM, Cohen A, Bauersachs R, Brenner B, Torbicki A, Sueiro MR, Lambert C, Gussoni G, Campanini M, Fontanella A, Vescovo G, Verso M. Apixaban for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Cancer. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:1599-1607. [PMID: 32223112 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1915103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 585] [Impact Index Per Article: 146.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent guidelines recommend consideration of the use of oral edoxaban or rivaroxaban for the treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer. However, the benefit of these oral agents is limited by the increased risk of bleeding associated with their use. METHODS This was a multinational, randomized, investigator-initiated, open-label, noninferiority trial with blinded central outcome adjudication. We randomly assigned consecutive patients with cancer who had symptomatic or incidental acute proximal deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism to receive oral apixaban (at a dose of 10 mg twice daily for the first 7 days, followed by 5 mg twice daily) or subcutaneous dalteparin (at a dose of 200 IU per kilogram of body weight once daily for the first month, followed by 150 IU per kilogram once daily). The treatments were administered for 6 months. The primary outcome was objectively confirmed recurrent venous thromboembolism during the trial period. The principal safety outcome was major bleeding. RESULTS Recurrent venous thromboembolism occurred in 32 of 576 patients (5.6%) in the apixaban group and in 46 of 579 patients (7.9%) in the dalteparin group (hazard ratio, 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.37 to 1.07; P<0.001 for noninferiority). Major bleeding occurred in 22 patients (3.8%) in the apixaban group and in 23 patients (4.0%) in the dalteparin group (hazard ratio, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.40 to 1.69; P = 0.60). CONCLUSIONS Oral apixaban was noninferior to subcutaneous dalteparin for the treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism without an increased risk of major bleeding. (Funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance; Caravaggio ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03045406.).
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- Giancarlo Agnelli
- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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- From the Internal Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia (G.A., C.B., M.V.), Federazione delle Associazioni dei Dirigenti Ospedalieri Internisti (FADOI) Research Center, Milan (G.G.), the Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Novara (M.C.), the Department of Medicine, Buon Consiglio-Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Naples (A.F.), and Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedale-Università, Padua (G.V.) - all in Italy; Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and INNOVTE, Saint-Etienne (G.M.) - both in France; Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria Gregorio Marañon, Universidad Complûtense, Madrid (A.M.); the Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (M.V.H.); the Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.M.C.); Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, King's College London, London (A.C.); the Department of Vascular Medicine, Darmstadt, and Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University of Mainz, Mainz (R.B.) - both in Germany; the Institute of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (B.B.); the Departments of Pulmonary Circulation, Thromboembolic Diseases, and Cardiology, Center for Postgraduate Medical Education, Europejskie Centrum Zdrowia, Otwock, Poland (A.T.); the Surgical Oncology Department, Institut Português de Oncologia do Porto, Porto, Portugal (M.R.S.); and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels (C.L.)
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Are Patients with Active Cancer and Those with History of Cancer Carrying the Same Risks of Recurrent VTE and Bleeding While on Anticoagulants? Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12040917. [PMID: 32283621 PMCID: PMC7226070 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12040917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are now recommended for the treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) based on the results of dedicated trials demonstrating that DOAC are non-inferior to low molecular weight heparins in preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in this population. The definition of “cancer patient” differs substantially among studies. Whether patients with active cancer and those with a history of cancer (HOC) carry the same risks of recurrent VTE and bleeding remains unclear. Few studies reported data on the efficacy and safety of anticoagulants according to active cancer or HOC categories. While in subgroup analyses of EINSTEIN and HOKUSAI the rates of recurrent VTE and bleeding did not differ between these categories, results from a subgroup analysis of AMPLIFY, from HOKUSAI-Cancer, and from the COMMAND cohort suggest that HOC patients might have a lower bleeding risk than active cancer patients. Whether the inclusion of HOC patients in CAT studies might introduce some bias by decreasing the rates of both recurrent VTE and bleeding remains an unanswered issue since no dedicated prospective study addressed this question. A strict definition of active cancer should be used in further trials.
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Schmidt RA, Al Zaki A, Desilet N, Szefer E, Ratnaweera N, Peterson E, Lee AYY. Patient characteristics and long-term outcomes beyond the first 6 months after a diagnosis of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism. Thromb Res 2020; 188:106-114. [PMID: 32171947 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Little is known about the clinical course and treatment decisions in patients with cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) beyond the initial treatment period of 3 to 6 months. This information is important for clinicians and patients to inform their decisions regarding duration of anticoagulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed health records from consecutive patients referred to our institution for cancer-associated VTE management between 2013 and 2015 to describe their clinical course and outcomes from 6 to 24 months following their index VTE. Details on patient and cancer characteristics, objectively documented recurrent venous thromboembolism (rVTE), clinically relevant bleeding (CRB) and overall mortality were captured. RESULTS 524 patients met eligibility criteria and 322 were alive at 6 months after the index VTE. At 6 months, anticoagulation was continued in 222 patients (68.9%). During follow-up, there were 33 rVTE events in 30 patients (1-year cumulative incidence of 8.2%; 95% CI: 5.5%-11.6%), and 16 CRB events in 15 patients (1-year cumulative incidence of 4.1%; 95% CI: 2.3%-6.7%); 20 (60.6%) rVTE events and 13 (81.3%) CRB events occurred while on anticoagulation. One-year survival beyond 6 months was 73.7% (95% CI: 68.5%-78.2%). A higher proportion of patients with advanced cancer and receiving cancer treatment was found among those who continued anticoagulation beyond 6 months compared to those who stopped anticoagulation. CONCLUSIONS Patients with cancer-associated VTE who are alive at 6 months after VTE diagnosis remain at high risk of rVTE, CRB and death.
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- Robert A Schmidt
- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Emmes Canada, 200-4664 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby, BC V5C 3Y2, Canada
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- University of Victoria, Faculty of Science, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada; BC Cancer, 600 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4E6, Canada.
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