Feasibility of edoxaban for asymptomatic cancer-associated thrombosis in Japanese patients with gastrointestinal cancer: ExCAVE study

Abstract Background Although initial therapy with a parenteral anticoagulant is required before edoxaban, this strategy is frequently avoided in actual clinical practice because of its complexity. This study assessed the feasibility of edoxaban without initial heparin usage for asymptomatic cancer-a...

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Main Authors: Michio Nakamura, Atsushi Ishiguro, Masayoshi Dazai, Yasuyuki Kawamoto, Satoshi Yuki, Susumu Sogabe, Ayumu Hosokawa, Kentaro Sawada, Osamu Muto, Naoki Izawa, Koji Nakashima, Yoshiki Horie, Masataka Yagisawa, Shinya Kajiura, Takayuki Ando, Yosuke Mitsuhashi, Yu Sunakawa, Yasuka Kikuchi, Yoshito Komatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-10403-y