American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline: Recommendations for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients With Cancer

• Published in: Journal of clinical oncology Vol. 25; no. 34; pp. 5490 - 5505
• Main Authors: LYMAN, Gary H, KHORANA, Alok A, MENDELSON, David, RASKOB, Gary, SOMERFIELD, Mark R, THODIYIL, Paul, TRENT, David, FRANCIS, Charles W, FALANGA, Anna, CLARKE-PEARSON, Daniel, FLOWERS, Christopher, JAHANZEB, Mohammad, KAKKAR, Ajay, KUDERER, Nicole M, LEVINE, Mark N, LIEBMAN, Howard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore, MD American Society of Clinical Oncology 01.12.2007; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous; Humans; Medical sciences; Neoplasms - complications; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Risk Factors; Tumors; Venous Thromboembolism - drug therapy; Venous Thromboembolism - etiology; Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control; Venous Thromboembolism - therapy; United States; North America; America; Human; Deep vein thrombosis; Cardiovascular disease; Malignant tumor; Recommendation; Venous disease; Vascular disease; Prevention; Cancerology; Treatment; Venous thrombosis; Thromboembolism; Cancer

To develop guideline recommendations for the use of anticoagulation in the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cancer. A comprehensive systematic review of the medical literature on the prevention and treatment of VTE in cancer patients was conducted and reviewe...