Incidence and characteristics of venous thromboembolism in Asian patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma undergoing chemotherapy

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) may lead to diminished quality of life and ultimately worse prognosis in cancer patients, but there is limited data on the incidence, risk factors and mortality impact of VTE in Asian primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) patients.

Source: Thrombosis Research - October 19, 2019 Category: Hematology Authors: Ja Min Byun, Junshik Hong, Sung-Soo Yoon, Youngil Koh, Chan-Young Ock, Tae Min Kim, Ji Hyun Lee, Sung-Hyun Kim, Jeong-Ok Lee, Soo-Mee Bang, Ho-Young Yhim, Sung Hwa Bae, Yeung-Chul Mun, Doyeun Oh, Korean Thrombosis and Hemostasis Working Party of Korean So Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research