Venous thromboembolism during preoperative chemotherapy in the CRITICS gastric cancer trial.

Astrid E SlagterKarolina SikorskaCecile GrootscholtenHanneke W M van LaarhovenPehr LindMarianne NordsmarkElma Meershoek-Klein KranenbargCornelis J H van de VeldeNicole C T van GriekenJohanna W van SandickEdwin P M JansenMarcel VerheijAnnemieke Cats

Published in: Cancer medicine (2020)

High BMI and previous VTE were independent risk factors for VTE occurrence during preoperative chemotherapy in patients with resectable gastric cancer. VTE occurrence in the preoperative setting did not affect receipt of further treatment.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
direct oral anticoagulants
locally advanced
patients undergoing
risk assessment
clinical trial
body mass index
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
phase iii
radiation therapy
phase ii
physical activity
liver metastases
weight loss
replacement therapy
double blind