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- Title
Practical guidance for direct oral anticoagulant use in the treatment of venous thromboembolism in primary and metastatic brain tumor patients.
- Authors
Ranjan, Surabhi; Leung, Denise; Ghiaseddin, Ashley P.; Taylor, Jennie W.; Lobbous, Mina; Dhawan, Andrew; Budhu, Joshua A.; Coffee, Elizabeth; Melnick, Kaitlyn; Chowdhary, Sajeel A.; Lu‐Emerson, Christine; Kurz, Sylvia C.; Burke, Joy E.; Lam, Keng; Patel, Mallika P.; Dunbar, Erin M.; Mohile, Nimish A.; Peters, Katherine B.
- Abstract
Management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors (BT) is challenging because of the risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). There are no prospective clinical trials evaluating safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), specifically in patients with BT, but they are widely used for VTE in this population. A group of neuro‐oncology experts convened to provide practical clinical guidance for the off‐label use of DOACs in treating VTE in patients with BT. We searched PubMed for the following terms: BTs, glioma, glioblastoma (GBM), brain metastasis, VTE, heparin, low‐molecular‐weight heparin (LWMH), DOACs, and ICH. Although prospective clinical trials are needed, the recommendations presented aim to assist clinicians in making informed decisions regarding DOACs for VTE in patients with BT. There are no prospective clinical trials evaluating safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants, specifically in brain tumor patients, but they are widely used for venous thromboembolism in this population. A group of neuro‐oncology experts convened to provide practical clinical guidance for the off‐label use of direct oral anticoagulants in treating venous thromboembolism in patients with brain tumors.
- Subjects
ORAL medication; THROMBOEMBOLISM; BRAIN tumors; LOW-molecular-weight heparin; INTRACRANIAL hemorrhage
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 2024, Vol 130, Issue 9, p1577
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cncr.35220