Apixaban for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer

Summary

Apixaban for the treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer: a prospective randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) study

Timeline

Start

2017-04-13

Primary completion

2019-06-01

Completion

2019-12-01

Publications

• Becattini C, Bauersachs R, Maraziti G, Bertoletti L, Cohen A, Connors JM, Manfellotto D, Sanchez A, Brenner B, Agnelli G. Renal function and clinical outcome of patients with cancer-associated venous thromboembolism randomized to receive apixaban or dalteparin. Results from the Caravaggio trial. Haematologica. 2022 Jul 1;107(7):1567-1576. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2021.279072.
• Giustozzi M, Connors JM, Ruperez Blanco AB, Szmit S, Falvo N, Cohen AT, Huisman M, Bauersachs R, Dentali F, Becattini C, Agnelli G. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of incidental venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: Insights from the Caravaggio study. J Thromb Haemost. 2021 Nov;19(11):2751-2759. doi: 10.1111/jth.15461. Epub 2021 Jul 29.
• Agnelli G, Becattini C, Meyer G, Munoz A, Huisman MV, Connors JM, Cohen A, Bauersachs R, Brenner B, Torbicki A, Sueiro MR, Lambert C, Gussoni G, Campanini M, Fontanella A, Vescovo G, Verso M; Caravaggio Investigators. Apixaban for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 23;382(17):1599-1607. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1915103. Epub 2020 Mar 29.

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