Black Patients Experience Highest Rates of Specific Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Study Based at a Large Safety-Net Hospital in New England
Conclusions: This single-center study suggests that a higher proportion of Black cancer patients exhibited cancer-associated VTE compared to White cancer patients. Importantly, this significant difference was especially reflected in specific cancer subtypes. Race had an independent effect on cancer-associated VTE but showed no significant influence on recurrent VTE. Our current investigation motivates additional large-scale studies of cohorts with substantial representation of Blacks and ethnic minorities to further identify factors that contribute to racial disparities in the context of cancer-associated VTE, thus guiding necessary interventions to maximize outcome. Our study also lays the ground for mechanistic cause-and-effect inquiries related to intricate associations of specific cancers with VTE in a certain races.DisclosuresBrophy: Novartis: Research Funding.
Source: Blood - Category: Hematology Authors: Addo-Tabiri, N. O., Chudasama, R., Vasudeva, R., Leiva, O., Garcia, B., Ravid, J., Tamala, B., Rosen, L., Belghasem, M., Weinberg, J., Ferguson, R., Johnson, B., Brophy, M., Chitalia, V. Tags: 903. Outcomes Research-Non-Malignant Hematology: Health Outcomes in Hemophilia, Thrombosis, ITP, and Hereditary Transthyreitin Amyloidosis Source Type: research
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