Cardio-oncology & otherCohort study

Cancer-Associated Thrombosis

JACC CardioOncolPublished

  • Registry-based cohort study
  • multicenter
  • multivariable survival regression

Authors' conclusion

In this multicenter study of cancer patients with VTE, there was a decline in thrombotic, hemorrhagic, and fatal events from 2001 to 2020.

Study context

Population
Patients with cancer-associated thrombosis in the RIETE registry, 2001–2020
Participants
17,271 patients
Exposure
Temporal trends 2001–2020
Outcome
Risk-adjusted rates of symptomatic VTE recurrence, major bleeding and death
Follow-up
30 days after incident VTE

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Symptomatic VTE recurrence, major bleeding and death within 30 days, trends 2001–2020 · 30 days
Per yearAdjusted hazard ratio (95% CI)
death
0.97(0.96–0.98)

Per year, as printed

asHR

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence
0.94 (95% CI 0.92–0.98)
major bleeding
0.98 (95% CI 0.96–0.99)
Symptomatic VTE recurrence at 30 days, 2001-2005 to 2016-2020
from 3.1% to 1.1%; P < 0.001
Major bleeding at 30 days, 2001-2005 to 2016-2020
from 3.1% to 2.2%; P = 0.004
Death at 30 days, 2001-2005 to 2016-2020
from 11.9% to 8.4%; P < 0.001

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Patient and treatment characteristics over time

PE at presentation

Lung cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Immunotherapy

Prostate cancer

Carcinoma of unknown origin

  • Patient and treatment characteristics over time: PE P < 0.001 for trend; lung P < 0.001; pancreatic P = 0.003; immunotherapy P < 0.001; prostate P < 0.001; unknown origin P < 0.001

Original publication

Cancer-Associated Thrombosis. JACC CardioOncol. Published 15 November 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jaccao.2023.09.003

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it