• Rev Med Interne · Apr 2024

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    [Translation into French and republication of: "Anticoagulant treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism"].

    • I Mahé, D Mayeur, F Couturaud, F Scotté, Y Benhamou, A Benmaziane, L Bertoletti, S Laporte, P Girard, P Mismetti, O Sanchez, and Groupe de travail INNOVTE CAT.
    • Service de médecine interne, hôpital Louis-Mourier, AP-HP, 92700 Colombes, France; Inserm UMR S1140, Innovations thérapeutiques en hémostase, université Paris Cité, Paris, France; F-CRIN INNOVTE network, Saint-Étienne, France. Electronic address: isabelle.mahe@aphp.fr.
    • Rev Med Interne. 2024 Apr 1; 45 (4): 210225210-225.

    AbstractVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent and potentially fatal complication in patients with cancer. During the initial period after the thromboembolic event, a patient receiving anticoagulant treatment is exposed both to a risk of VTE recurrence and also to an elevated bleeding risk conferred by the treatment. For this reason, the choice of anticoagulant is critical. The choice should take into account patient-related factors (such as functional status, age, body mass index, platelet count and renal function), VTE-related factors (such as severity or site), cancer-related factors (such as activity and progression) and treatment related factors (such as drug-drug interactions), which all potentially influence bleeding risk, and patient preference. These should be evaluated carefully for each patient during a multidisciplinary team meeting. For most patients, apixaban or a low molecular-weight heparin is the most appropriate initial choice for anticoagulant treatment. Such treatment should be offered to all patients with active cancer for at least 6months. The patient and treatment should be re-evaluated regularly, and anticoagulant treatment changed when necessary. Continued anticoagulant treatment beyond 6months is justified if the cancer remains active or if the patient experienced recurrence of VTE in the first 6months. In other cases, the interest of continued anticoagulant treatment may be considered on an individual patient basis in collaboration with oncologists.Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.

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