Journal of Blood & Lymph

Antithrombotic Cancer Associated Thrombosis: It May Change

Abstract

Andrea Fontanella, Mauro Campanini, Francesco Dentali, Gualberto Gussoni, Dario Manfellotto, Mauro Silingardi, Giancarlo Agnelli and Pierpaolo Di Micco

Active treatment of acute venous thromboembolism without active bleeding is primarily based on the administration of LMWH, according to international guidelines. However, recent studies have provided data on direct oral anticoagulants that offer interesting new perspectives concerning efficacy in the prevention of recurrent VTE and the safety of these drugs in this particular patient population.