Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibitor Rivaroxaban in Patients With Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism - The EINSTEIN PE Study

Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, open-label, assessor-blind, event-driven, non-inferiority program for efficacy with a study treatment duration of 3, 6 or 12 months in patients with confirmed acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism (PE) with or without symptomatic Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) (Einstein-PE).

Timeline

Start

2007-03

Primary completion

2011-09

Completion

2011-12

Publications

• Results EINSTEIN-PE Investigators; Buller HR, Prins MH, Lensin AW, Decousus H, Jacobson BF, Minar E, Chlumsky J, Verhamme P, Wells P, Agnelli G, Cohen A, Berkowitz SD, Bounameaux H, Davidson BL, Misselwitz F, Gallus AS, Raskob GE, Schellong S, Segers A. Oral rivaroxaban for the treatment of symptomatic pulmonary embolism. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 5;366(14):1287-97. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1113572. Epub 2012 Mar 26.
• Results Prins MH, Lensing AW. Derivation of the non-inferiority margin for the evaluation of direct oral anticoagulants in the treatment of venous thromboembolism. Thromb J. 2013 Jul 6;11(1):13. doi: 10.1186/1477-9560-11-13.
• Results Prins MH, Lensing AW, Bauersachs R, van Bellen B, Bounameaux H, Brighton TA, Cohen AT, Davidson BL, Decousus H, Raskob GE, Berkowitz SD, Wells PS; EINSTEIN Investigators. Oral rivaroxaban versus standard therapy for the treatment of symptomatic venous thromboembolism: a pooled analysis of the EINSTEIN-DVT and PE randomized studies. Thromb J. 2013 Sep 20;11(1):21. doi: 10.1186/1477-9560-11-21.
• Results Wang Y, Wang C, Chen Z, Zhang J, Liu Z, Jin B, Ying K, Liu C, Shao Y, Jing Z, Meng IL, Prins MH, Pap AF, Muller K, Lensing AW; Chinese EINSTEIN Investigators. Rivaroxaban for the treatment of symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in Chinese patients: a subgroup analysis of the EINSTEIN DVT and PE studies. Thromb J. 2013 Dec 16;11(1):25. doi: 10.1186/1477-9560-11-25.
• Results van Bellen B, Bamber L, Correa de Carvalho F, Prins M, Wang M, Lensing AW. Reduction in the length of stay with rivaroxaban as a single-drug regimen for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Curr Med Res Opin. 2014 May;30(5):829-37. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2013.879439. Epub 2014 Jan 22.
• Dobesh PP, Volkl AA, Pap AF, Damaraju CV, Levitan B, Yuan Z, Amin AN. Benefit-Risk Assessment of Rivaroxaban in Older Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Venous Thromboembolism. Drugs Aging. 2025 May;42(5):469-484. doi: 10.1007/s40266-025-01192-7. Epub 2025 Mar 31.
• Ten Cate H, Lensing AWA, Weitz JI, Middeldorp S, Beyer-Westendorf J, Kubitza D, Brighton T, Raskob GE, Mismetti P, Prandoni P, Gebel M, Prins MH. The prothrombin time does not predict the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism or major bleeding in rivaroxaban-treated patients. Thromb Res. 2018 Oct;170:75-83. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.08.008. Epub 2018 Aug 15.
• Di Nisio M, Vedovati MC, Riera-Mestre A, Prins MH, Mueller K, Cohen AT, Wells PS, Beyer-Westendorf J, Prandoni P, Bounameaux H, Kubitza D, Schneider J, Pisters R, Fedacko J, Fontes-Carvalho R, Lensing AW. Treatment of venous thromboembolism with rivaroxaban in relation to body weight. A sub-analysis of the EINSTEIN DVT/PE studies. Thromb Haemost. 2016 Sep 27;116(4):739-46. doi: 10.1160/TH16-02-0087. Epub 2016 Aug 18.
• Prins MH, Lensing AW, Brighton TA, Lyons RM, Rehm J, Trajanovic M, Davidson BL, Beyer-Westendorf J, Pap AF, Berkowitz SD, Cohen AT, Kovacs MJ, Wells PS, Prandoni P. Oral rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin with vitamin K antagonist for the treatment of symptomatic venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer (EINSTEIN-DVT and EINSTEIN-PE): a pooled subgroup analysis of two randomised controlled trials. Lancet Haematol. 2014 Oct;1(1):e37-46. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(14)70018-3. Epub 2014 Sep 28.
• Bauersachs RM, Lensing AW, Prins MH, Kubitza D, Pap AF, Decousus H, Beyer-Westendorf J, Prandoni P. Rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin/vitamin K antagonist therapy in patients with venous thromboembolism and renal impairment. Thromb J. 2014 Nov 24;12:25. doi: 10.1186/1477-9560-12-25. eCollection 2014.
• Wells PS, Gebel M, Prins MH, Davidson BL, Lensing AW. Influence of statin use on the incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism and major bleeding in patients receiving rivaroxaban or standard anticoagulant therapy. Thromb J. 2014 Nov 26;12:26. doi: 10.1186/1477-9560-12-26. eCollection 2014.
• Cohen AT, Dobromirski M. The use of rivaroxaban for short- and long-term treatment of venous thromboembolism. Thromb Haemost. 2012 Jun;107(6):1035-43. doi: 10.1160/TH11-12-0859. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

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