Assessing risk of venous thromboembolism in the patient with cancer

AA Khorana, GC Connolly - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Patients with cancer are increasingly at risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Rates of VTE, however, vary markedly among patients with cancer. Design This review …

Cancer-associated thrombosis

JI Zwicker, BC Furie, B Furie - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2007 - Elsevier
There is strong evidence linking venous thromboembolic events and malignancy.
Laboratory markers of coagulation activation such as thrombin–antithrombin complex or …

The involvement of blood coagulation factor XIII in fibrinolysis and thrombosis

L Muszbek, Z Bagoly, Z Bereczky… - … Agents in Medicinal …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
It has been known for a long time that blood coagulation factor XIII (FXIII) is essential for
maintaining haemostasis, its deficiency leads to severe bleeding complication. Biochemical …

Impact of hereditary thrombophilia on cancer-associated thrombosis, tumour susceptibility and progression: A review of existing evidence

V Tavares, BV Neto, MI Vilas-Boas, D Pereira… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a cardiovascular disorder frequently diagnosed among
cancer patients. Aside from being common, VTE severely deteriorates the prognosis of these …

Risk factors for catheter-related thrombosis in cancer patients

MET Tesselaar, J Ouwerkerk, MA Nooy… - European Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
We investigated the risk factors for venous thrombosis in cancer patients with implantable
ports undergoing chemotherapy. One hundred and seventy one ports were placed in a …

[HTML][HTML] Joint effects of cancer and variants in the factor 5 gene on the risk of venous thromboembolism

OV Gran, EN Smith, SK Brækkan, H Jensvoll… - …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Venous thromboembolism occurs frequently in cancer patients. Two variants in the factor 5
gene (F5), rs6025 encoding for the factor V Leiden mutation R506Q, and rs4524 encoding …

Factor V Leiden, prothrombin 20210A and the risk of venous thrombosis among cancer patients

M Kennedy, ACM Andreescu… - British journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer patients have an increased risk of venous thrombosis (VT). The association of factor
V Leiden (FVL) and the prothrombin 20210A variant with VT in cancer patients is not …

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and minor increase of risk for oral cancer

E Vairaktaris, C Yapijakis, P Kessler, A Vylliotis… - Journal of cancer …, 2006 - Springer
Purpose: We investigated whether the mutant methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
(MTHFR) increases risk for oral cancer. The common germ-line mutation C677T in the …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer‐associated thrombosis: The search for the holy grail continues

B Ünlü, HH Versteeg - Research and Practice in Thrombosis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer patients have an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), a
condition that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Although risk assessment …

Venous thromboembolism and cancer: a systematic review

CA Rodrigues, R Ferrarotto, RK Filho… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2010 - Springer
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious and potentially fatal disorder, which is often
associated with a significant impact on the quality of life and on the clinical outcome of …