Direct oral anticoagulant-associated bleeding complications in patients with gastrointestinal cancer and venous thromboembolism

CONCLUSIONS: Upper GI cancer, but not lower GI cancer, as compared to non-GI cancer was associated with a higher risk for major bleeding during anticoagulation therapy with DOACs.CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm Unique identifier: UMIN000044816.PMID:38664165 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejim.2024.04.012

Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yuji Nishimoto Yugo Yamashita Takeshi Morimoto Ryuki Chatani Kazuhisa Kaneda Nobutaka Ikeda Yohei Kobayashi Satoshi Ikeda Kitae Kim Moriaki Inoko Toru Takase Yukihito Sato Tetsuya Watanabe Takahisa Yamada Masatake Fukunami Takeshi Kimura COMMAND VTE Regis Source Type: research