Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Arterial Thromboembolism in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Following Palliative Chemotherapy.

Yu-Shin HungJen-Shi ChenYen-Yang ChenChang-Hsien LuPei-Hung ChangWen-Chi Chou

Published in: Cancers (2018)

Patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy have an increased risk of aTE. A predictive model showed that patients presented with 3 or 4 predictors had the highest risk for developing aTE.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
palliative care
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
locally advanced
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
advanced cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
metabolic syndrome
radiation therapy
weight loss