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Comparison of an Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor With Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Patients With Cancer With Venous Thromboembolism: Results of a Randomized Trial (SELECT-D)

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Rivaroxaban was associated with relatively low VTE recurrence but higher CRNMB compared with dalteparin, and safety was assessed by major bleeding and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding (CRNMB).
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PurposeVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is common in patients with cancer. Long-term daily subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin has been standard treatment for such patients. The purpose of this study was to assess if an oral factor Xa inhibitor, rivaroxaban, would offer an alternative treatment for VTE in patients with cancer.Patient and MethodsIn this multicenter, randomized, open-label, pilot trial in the United Kingdom, patients with active cancer who had symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE), incidental PE, or symptomatic lower-extremity proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) were recruited. Allocation was to dalteparin (200 IU/kg daily during month 1, then 150 IU/kg daily for months 2-6) or rivaroxaban (15 mg twice daily for 3 weeks, then 20 mg once daily for a total of 6 months). The primary outcome was VTE recurrence over 6 months. Safety was assessed by major bleeding and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding (CRNMB). A sample size of 400 patients would provide estimates of VTE recurrence to within ±...

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2019 international clinical practice guidelines for the treatment and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer.

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TL;DR: The 2019 International Initiative on Thrombosis and Cancer clinical practice guidelines, which are based on a systematic review of the literature published up to December, 2018, are presented along with a Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation scale methods.
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Glioblastoma in adults: a Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and European Society of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) consensus review on current management and future directions

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Estimation of failure probabilities in the presence of competing risks: new representations of old estimators

TL;DR: A representation of each estimate in a manner not ordinarily seen is presented, each representation utilizing the concept of censored observations being 'redistributed to the right' to allow a more intuitive understanding of each estimates.
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Oral Apixaban for the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism

TL;DR: A fixed-dose regimen of apixaban alone was noninferior to conventional therapy for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism and was associated with significantly less bleeding.
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Recurrent venous thromboembolism and bleeding complications during anticoagulant treatment in patients with cancer and venous thrombosis.

TL;DR: Possibility for improvement using the current paradigms of anticoagulation seem limited and new treatment strategies should be developed, as cancer patients with venous thrombosis are more likely to develop recurrent thromboembolic complications and major bleeding during anticoaggerant treatment than those without malignancy.
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Edoxaban versus Warfarin for the Treatment of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism

TL;DR: Edoxaban administered once daily after initial treatment with heparin was noninferior to high-quality standard therapy and caused significantly less bleeding in a broad spectrum of patients with venous thromboembolism, including those with severe pulmonary embolism.
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