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SynthesisClinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Efficacy and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Risk of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism.

Jie Zeng, Xuhui Zhang, Gregory Y H Lip, Xiaochen Shu, Lehana Thabane, Junzhang Tian, Guowei Li

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Synthesis in Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Jie Zeng1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Methodology (CCEM), Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Xuhui Zhang3 Department of Oncology No.2, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Gregory Y H Lip4 Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Xiaochen Shu6 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Lehana Thabane7 Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Junzhang Tian1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Methodology (CCEM), Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
Guowei Li1 Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Methodology (CCEM), Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3472-8513
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital · CNImpact · CASoochow University · CNUniversity of Liverpool · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for preventing primary and recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cancer remain unclear. In this study, we conducted a systematic review to summarize the most up-to-date evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Our primary outcomes included the benefit outcome (VTE) and safety outcome (major bleeding). A random-effects model was used to pool the relative risks (RRs) for data syntheses. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation tool was used to evaluate the quality of the entire body of evidence across studies. We included 11 RCTs with a total of 3741 patients with cancer for analyses. The DOACs were significantly related with a reduced risk of VTE when compared with non-DOACs: RR = 0.77, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.61-0.99, P = .04. Nonsignificant trend towards a higher risk of major bleeding was found in DOACs: RR = 1.28 95% CI: 0.81-2.02, P = .29. The quality of the entire body of evidence was graded as moderate for risk of VTE, and low for risk of major bleeding. To summarize, DOACs were found to have a favorable effect on risk of VTE but a nonsignificant higher risk of major bleeding compared with non-DOACs in patients with cancer. The safety effect of DOACs in patients with cancer requires further evaluation in adequately powered and designed studies.

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Administration, OralAnticoagulantsHemorrhageHumansNeoplasmsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsVenous ThromboembolismAnticoagulantsdirect oral anticoagulantlow molecular weight heparinmajor bleedingvenous thromboembolismvitamin K antagonist

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PMCPMC6714916
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