Dominique Farge, Corinne Frere, Jean M Connors, Cihan Ay, Alok A Khorana, Andres Munoz, Benjamin Brenner, Ajay Kakkar, Hanadi Rafii, Susan Solymoss, Dialina Brilhante, Manuel Monreal, Henri Bounameaux, Ingrid Pabinger, James Douketis
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the second leading cause of death in patients with cancer. These patients are at a high risk of VTE recurrence and bleeding during anticoagulant therapy. The International Initiative on Thrombosis and Cancer is an independent academic working group aimed at establishing a global consensus for the treatment and prophylaxis of VTE in patients with cancer. The International Initiative on Thrombosis and Cancer last updated its evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in 2016 with a free, web-based mobile phone application, which was subsequently endorsed by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis...
October 2019: Lancet Oncology