In 1,413 CAT patients treated with tinzaparin, 6-month recurrent VTE was 6.2% and MB 3.4%; VTE risk varied by tumor site and frailty, bleeding risk did not.
Does tumor site and frailty influence the 6-month incidence of recurrent VTE, major bleeding, and death in patients with cancer-associated thrombosis treated with tinzaparin?
In patients with cancer-associated thrombosis treated with tinzaparin, VTE recurrence varies by tumor site and frailty, but bleeding risk remains stable, suggesting routine dose modification is not needed for frail patients.
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Cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) is a frequent and severe complication of malignancy. While patients are anticoagulated, risks of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and major bleeding (MB) remain substantial, but data are limited according to specific tumor sites and in patients with frailty. Our objective was to evaluate 6-month incidences of recurrent VTE, MB, and death in patients with CAT treated with tinzaparin, and to assess the influence of tumor site and frailty on these risks. Individual patient-level data from 1,413 patients were pooled from three prospective cohort studies and the tinzaparin arm of a randomized controlled trial. Frailty was defined as age ≥75 years, creatinine clearance 50 mL/min, body weight ≤50 kg, or ECOG ≥2. Cumulative incidences were estimated using Kalbfleisch and Prentice method and plotted to illustrate the benefit-risk balance by tumor site and frailty. At 6 months, cumulative incidences of recurrent VTE and MB were 6.2% and 3.4%, respectively. Recurrent VTE incidence surpassed MB incidence in gastrointestinal, lung, genitourinary, and gynecological cancers, whereas MB risk exceeded VTE risk in breast cancer. Among patients with frailty criteria, recurrent VTE risk increased with the number of frailty factors, while MB remained relatively stable. In patients with CAT receiving tinzaparin, VTE recurrence, unlike bleeding risk, varies according to tumor site and patient frailty.. In CAT patients with frailty treated with standard full-dose tinzaparin, these findings do not support routine dose modification.
Mahé et al. (Wed,) reported a other. In 1,413 CAT patients treated with tinzaparin, 6-month recurrent VTE was 6.2% and MB 3.4%; VTE risk varied by tumor site and frailty, bleeding risk did not.
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