• Cancer treatment reviews · Jun 2003

    Are patients with cancer receiving adequate treatment for thrombosis? Results from FRONTLINE.

    • John E-L Wong.
    • Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore. johnwong@nus.edu.sg <johnwong@nus.edu.sg>
    • Cancer Treat. Rev. 2003 Jun 1; 29 Suppl 2: 11-3.

    AbstractThe current practice of clinicians worldwide in the treatment of venous thromboembolism was assessed via responses to the FRONTLINE survey. Significant regional differences in practice were noted. Use of low-molecular-weight heparin was reported as the most common initial treatment for venous thromboembolism, although, in North America, unfractionated heparin was widely used to treat surgical cancer patients after a thrombotic episode. Oral anticoagulants were favoured for long-term treatment of venous thromboembolism, particularly in Western Europe and North America. Case study reports from the survey revealed that a substantial proportion of patients with cancer had been perceived to be at low risk of thrombosis, had consequently not received thromboprophylaxis and developed VTE.

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