Venous Thromboembolism in Asian Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Following Palliative Chemotherapy: Low Incidence but a Negative Prognosticator for Those with Early Onset.

Jen-Shi Chen Chia-Yen HungHung ChangChien-Ting LiuYen-Yang ChenChang-Hsien LuPei-Hung ChangYu-Shin HungWen-Chi Chou

Published in: Cancers (2018)

VTE incidence was found to be lower in Asian patients with pancreatic cancer than in their Western counterparts. Early-onset VTE, but not late-onset VTE, is a negative prognosticator for survival outcomes.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
early onset
late onset
direct oral anticoagulants
risk factors
south africa
locally advanced
atrial fibrillation