The Role of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Treatment of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) complicates the clinical course of approximately 5–10% of all cancer patients. Anticoagulation of the cancer patient often presents unique challenges as these patients have both a higher risk of recurrent VTE and a higher risk of bleeding than patients without cancer. Al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hanny Al-Samkari, Jean M. Connors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
VTE
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/10/8/271