Efficacy and Safety Study of Apixaban for the Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis or Pulmonary Embolism

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an investigational blood thinner, apixaban, in preventing venous thromboembolic (VTE) recurrence or death in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE)

Timeline

Start

2008-07

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

2013-03

Publications

• Jamieson MJ, Byon W, Dettloff RW, Crawford M, Gargalovic PS, Merali SJ, Onorato J, Quintero AJ, Russ C. Apixaban Use in Obese Patients: A Review of the Pharmacokinetic, Interventional, and Observational Study Data. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2022 Nov;22(6):615-631. doi: 10.1007/s40256-022-00524-x. Epub 2022 May 16.
• Cohen AT, Pan S, Byon W, Ilyas BS, Taylor T, Lee TC. Efficacy, Safety, and Exposure of Apixaban in Patients with High Body Weight or Obesity and Venous Thromboembolism: Insights from AMPLIFY. Adv Ther. 2021 Jun;38(6):3003-3018. doi: 10.1007/s12325-021-01716-8. Epub 2021 Apr 22.
• Cohen AT, Agnelli G, Buller HR, Gallus A, Raskob GE, Sanders P, Thompson J, Weitz JI. Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism Taking Concomitant Anti-Platelet Agents and Anticoagulants in the AMPLIFY Trial. Thromb Haemost. 2019 Mar;119(3):461-466. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1676983. Epub 2019 Jan 16.
• Liu X, Johnson M, Mardekian J, Phatak H, Thompson J, Cohen AT. Apixaban Reduces Hospitalizations in Patients With Venous Thromboembolism: An Analysis of the Apixaban for the Initial Management of Pulmonary Embolism and Deep-Vein Thrombosis as First-Line Therapy (AMPLIFY) Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Dec 1;4(12):e002340. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002340.
• Agnelli G, Buller HR, Cohen A, Curto M, Gallus AS, Johnson M, Masiukiewicz U, Pak R, Thompson J, Raskob GE, Weitz JI; AMPLIFY Investigators. Oral apixaban for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism. N Engl J Med. 2013 Aug 29;369(9):799-808. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1302507. Epub 2013 Jul 1.

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