Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Treatment Study in Japanese Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Patients

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of rivaroxaban in the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE) and the prevention of the occurrence and the recurrence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or PE in Japanese patients with acute symptomatic PE with or without symptomatic DVT.

Timeline

Start

2012-02

Primary completion

2013-10

Completion

2013-11

Publications

• Matsuo H, Prins M, Lensing AW, Fujinuma EW, Miyamoto Y, Kajikawa M. Shortened length of hospital stay with rivaroxaban in patients with symptomatic venous thromboembolism in Japan: the J-EINSTEIN pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis program. Curr Med Res Opin. 2015 Jun;31(6):1057-61. doi: 10.1185/03007995.2015.1037728. Epub 2015 May 11.
• Yamada N, Hirayama A, Maeda H, Sakagami S, Shikata H, Prins MH, Lensing AW, Kato M, Onuma J, Miyamoto Y, Iekushi K, Kajikawa M. Oral rivaroxaban for Japanese patients with symptomatic venous thromboembolism - the J-EINSTEIN DVT and PE program. Thromb J. 2015 Jan 17;13:2. doi: 10.1186/s12959-015-0035-3. eCollection 2015.

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