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ArticleCancer research and treatment2016

Cross-sectional Study of Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Assessing the Effect of Host Status, Tumor Burden, and Inflammatory Activity on Venous Thromboembolism.

Sung Hee Lim, Sook-Young Woo, Seonwoo Kim, Young Hyeh Ko, Won Seog Kim, Seok Jin Kim

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Article in Cancer research and treatment, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Mechanisms and biomarkers of cancer-associated thrombosis.Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sung Hee LimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sook-Young WooBiostatistics Team, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
Seonwoo KimBiostatistics Team, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
Young Hyeh KoDepartment of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Won Seog KimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seok Jin KimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sungkyunkwan University · KRSamsung Medical Center · KRSamsung (South Korea) · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are not clear although thrombosis can be associated with host status, tumor burden, and inflammatory activity. We assessed the effect of those factors on VTE in a cross-sectional study of patients enrolled in a prospective cohort study. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe analyzed the occurrence of VTE in 322 patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL who received rituximab with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) between 2008 and 2011. Serum levels of inflammatory cytokines were measured from serum samples archived at diagnosis.

resultsWith a median follow-up duration of 41.9 months, VTE was documented in 34 patients (10.6%). A comparison of baseline characteristics indicated the group with VTE had higher percentage of old age, stage III/IV and extranodal involvements than the group without VTE (p < 0.05). Thus, the International Prognostic Index was significantly associated with VTE, but the Khorana score was not. A univariate competing risk factor analysis for VTE revealed that increased levels of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 were also associated with VTE (p < 0.05) in addition to host and tumor burden. However, a multivariate analysis showed that two host factors including age (≥ 60 years) and poor performance were independent risk factors for VTE.

conclusionAmong potential risk factors for VTE including tumor burden and inflammatory activity, age and performance status had a strong impact on the occurrence of VTE in patients with DLBCL who received R-CHOP.

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Tumor BurdenAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisInflammation MediatorsChemotherapyDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaRisk factorsVenous thromboembolism

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