Department of Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure, Jagiellonian University Medical College, John Paul II Hospital, 80 Pradnicka Street, 31-202 Krakow, Poland.
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 7a Kopernika Street, 31-034 Krakow, Poland.
Vascul Pharmacol. 2019 Sep;120:106567. doi: 10.1016/j.vph.2019.106567. Epub 2019 May 31.
Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) are the drug of choice for treatment of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), however non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) seem to be a reasonable alternative. We investigated the safety and efficacy of NOAC versus LMWH in patients with a history of CAT.
In a prospective cohort study 128 consecutive patients with active cancer who experienced CAT were enrolled following LMWH treatment for ≥3 months. Symptomatic recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), bleeding and death were recorded during follow-up.
65 (50.8%) patients were switched to NOAC and 63 (49.2%) continued with LMWH. During a median follow-up of 17 (interquartile range, 15-21) months, recurrent VTE was observed in 6 (9.2%) patients on NOAC and in 12 (19.0%) on LMWH (hazard ratio [HR] 0.44, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.16-1.16). The rate of major bleeding was 9.2% and 4.8%, respectively (HR 2.00, 95% CI 0.50-8.00). The median time to bleeding was shorter in patients on NOAC (3 [2.25-5.5] months) versus on LMWH (9 [6.5-13.0] months). The mortality rates were similar in both groups (15.4% versus 15.9%, respectively, HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.32-1.84).
In patients following CAT, extended treatment with NOAC, compared with LMWH, appears to be associated with similar effectiveness and safety.
低分子量肝素(LMWH)是治疗癌症相关血栓形成(CAT)的首选药物,然而,非维生素 K 拮抗剂口服抗凝剂(NOAC)似乎是一种合理的替代选择。我们研究了 CAT 病史患者中 NOAC 与 LMWH 的安全性和疗效。
在一项前瞻性队列研究中,128 例接受 LMWH 治疗≥3 个月的活动性癌症患者发生 CAT 后,被纳入研究。在随访期间记录有症状的复发性静脉血栓栓塞症(VTE)、出血和死亡。
65 例(50.8%)患者换用 NOAC,63 例(49.2%)继续使用 LMWH。在中位数为 17(四分位间距,15-21)个月的随访期间,NOAC 组有 6 例(9.2%)和 LMWH 组有 12 例(19.0%)发生复发性 VTE(风险比 [HR] 0.44,95%置信区间 [CI] 0.16-1.16)。大出血的发生率分别为 9.2%和 4.8%(HR 2.00,95%CI 0.50-8.00)。NOAC 组出血的中位时间短于 LMWH 组(3 [2.25-5.5]个月与 9 [6.5-13.0]个月)。两组死亡率相似(分别为 15.4%和 15.9%,HR 0.76,95%CI 0.32-1.84)。
在 CAT 患者中,与 LMWH 相比,NOAC 的延长治疗似乎具有相似的有效性和安全性。