TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of recurrent thromboembolic and bleeding complications among patients with venous thromboembolism in relation to both malignancy and achieved international normalized ratio: a retrospective analysis
AU - Hutten, B. A.
AU - Prins, M. H.
AU - Gent, M.
AU - Ginsberg, J.
AU - Tijssen, J. G.
AU - Büller, H. R.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - PURPOSE: Initial heparinization followed by vitamin K antagonists is the treatment of choice for patients with venous thromboembolism. There is controversy whether known malignancy is a risk factor for recurrences and bleeding complications during this treatment. Furthermore, the incidence of such events in these patients is dependent on the achieved International Normalized Ratio (INR). The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of venous thromboembolic recurrence and major bleeding among patients with venous thromboembolism in relation to both malignancy and the achieved INR. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a retrospective analysis, the INR-specific incidence of venous thromboembolic and major bleeding events during oral anticoagulant therapy was calculated separately for patients with and without malignancy. Eligible patients participated in two multicenter, randomized clinical trials on the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism. Patients were initially treated with heparin (standard or low-molecular weight). Treatment with vitamin K antagonists was started within 1 day and continued for 3 months, with a target INR of 2.0 to 3.0. RESULTS: In 1,303 eligible patients (264 with malignancy), 35 recurrences and 12 bleeds occurred. Patients with malignancy, compared with nonmalignant patients, had a clinically and statistically significantly increased overall incidence of recurrence (27.1 v 9.0, respectively, per 100 patient-years) as well as bleeding (13.3 v 2.1, respectively, per 100 patient-years). In both groups of patients, the incidence of recurrence was lower when the INR was above 2.0 compared with below 2.0. CONCLUSION: Although adequately dosed vitamin K antagonists are effective in patients with malignant disease, the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications remains higher than in patients without malignancy
AB - PURPOSE: Initial heparinization followed by vitamin K antagonists is the treatment of choice for patients with venous thromboembolism. There is controversy whether known malignancy is a risk factor for recurrences and bleeding complications during this treatment. Furthermore, the incidence of such events in these patients is dependent on the achieved International Normalized Ratio (INR). The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of venous thromboembolic recurrence and major bleeding among patients with venous thromboembolism in relation to both malignancy and the achieved INR. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a retrospective analysis, the INR-specific incidence of venous thromboembolic and major bleeding events during oral anticoagulant therapy was calculated separately for patients with and without malignancy. Eligible patients participated in two multicenter, randomized clinical trials on the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism. Patients were initially treated with heparin (standard or low-molecular weight). Treatment with vitamin K antagonists was started within 1 day and continued for 3 months, with a target INR of 2.0 to 3.0. RESULTS: In 1,303 eligible patients (264 with malignancy), 35 recurrences and 12 bleeds occurred. Patients with malignancy, compared with nonmalignant patients, had a clinically and statistically significantly increased overall incidence of recurrence (27.1 v 9.0, respectively, per 100 patient-years) as well as bleeding (13.3 v 2.1, respectively, per 100 patient-years). In both groups of patients, the incidence of recurrence was lower when the INR was above 2.0 compared with below 2.0. CONCLUSION: Although adequately dosed vitamin K antagonists are effective in patients with malignant disease, the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications remains higher than in patients without malignancy
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2000.18.17.3078
DO - https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2000.18.17.3078
M3 - Article
C2 - 10963635
SN - 0732-183X
VL - 18
SP - 3078
EP - 3083
JO - Journal of clinical oncology
JF - Journal of clinical oncology
IS - 17
ER -