Association Between Thrombin Generation Parameters and the Risk of Bleeding in Patients Treated With Anticoagulants for Cancer Associated Thrombosis (CAT) (a Multicenter Study)
Pulmonary embolism, the second leading cause of death in cancer patients, is effectively treated with anticoagulants. In patients with cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), the use of anticoagulants is associated with 10 to 15% of bleeding in the first 6 months. Most of the guidelines propose to integrate the bleeding risk in the choice of therapies. Thrombin generation assay (TGA) reflects an overall hemostatic response and could be a useful biomarker. Proven on the thrombotic side in the CAT population, useful in the assessment of the bleeding risk of hemophiliac patients, the TGA is emerging as a tool. The investigators to measure TGA in cancer patients included prospectively, having recently developed a CAT and to evaluate the association between the measurement and the risk of hemorrhagic complication under anticoagulant during the first 6 month of treatment.
• Patients with active cancer, as defined by current French recommendations (Mahé I et al Rev Mal Respir 2021)
• Presenting acute proximal deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb (DVT) and/or proximal pulmonary embolism (at least segmental) (PE), confirmed by objective tests (Doppler ultrasound in the event of DVT; lung scintigraphy or CT scan in the event of PE)
• No contraindication for anticoagulant treatment at a curative dose at the time of inclusion