Apixaban for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Cancer

Agnelli, Giancarlo; Becattini, Cecilia; Meyer, Guy; J. Muñoz Martín, Andrés; V. Huisman, Menno; M. Connors, Jean; Cohen, Alexander; Bauersachs, Rupert; Brenner, Benjamin; Torbicki, Adam; Rosales Sueiro, María; Lambert, Catherine; Gussoni, Gualberto; Campanini, Mauro; Fontanella, Andrea; Vescovo, Giorgio; Verso, Melina

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1915103

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Apixaban for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 29, 2020

Authors:

Giancarlo Agnelli

Cecilia Becattini

Guy Meyer

Abstract

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 ...

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Medicine

Apixaban

Hazard ratio

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