Pathophysiological considerations to thrombophilia in the treatment of multiple myeloma with thalidomide and derivates

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1001-1007

  Gieseler, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lenalidomide; Multiple myeloma; Prophylaxis; Thalidomide; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTHRACYCLINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ENOXAPARIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LENALIDOMIDE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MELPHALAN; NOVEL ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING PROTEIN; PARAPROTEIN; THALIDOMIDE; THALIDOMIDE DERIVATIVE; THROMBIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; WARFARIN;

BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BONE MARROW; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLATELET ACTIVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THALIDOMIDE; THROMBIN; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 44949239424     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-01-0009     Document Type: Review

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