Thromboprophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin in medical patients with cancer

Cancer

Volumn 115, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 5637-5650

  Lyman, Gary H ^a  

^a DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Cancer; Low molecular weight heparin; Prophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTIANEMIC AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; CORTICOSTEROID; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DALTEPARIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LENALIDOMIDE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NOVEL ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING PROTEIN; TAMOXIFEN; THALIDOMIDE; TINZAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLEEDING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HODGKIN DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 73149107476     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24665     Document Type: Review

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