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Dhami SPS, Patmore S, O'Sullivan JM. Advances in the Management of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis. Semin Thromb Hemost 2021; 47:139-149. [PMID: 33636745 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1722863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The association between cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been established for more than 150 years. Nevertheless, cancer-associated thrombosis still remains a major clinical challenge and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality for patients with cancer. The clinical presentation of cancer-associated thrombosis can be distinct from that of a patient without an underlying malignancy. Moreover, specific cancer types, including pancreatic cancer and hematological malignancies, as well as advanced stage disease can confer a significant thrombotic risk. This risk is further augmented by specific anticancer treatment modalities. The pathophysiology of cancer-associated thrombosis is complex and multifactorial. However, understanding the biological mechanisms underpinning VTE risk may provide insight into novel targeted prophylaxis in cancer patients. Over the last decade, low-molecular-weight heparin has been the preferred anticoagulant agent for patients with cancer-associated thrombosis due to improved efficacy compared with vitamin K antagonists. However, the advent of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has added to the repertoire of ammunition now at the disposal of clinicians to aid in the management of cancer-associated thrombosis. Several randomized controlled trials have now been published, demonstrating DOAC as a noninferior alternative for both the treatment and prevention of cancer-associated thrombosis. Notwithstanding this, limitations for their widespread use remain, with the potential for increased bleeding risk, drug interactions, and poor DOAC metabolism. This review discusses the evidence base for the incidence and risk factors associated with VTE in cancer, development, and refinement of risk prediction models and novel advances in the therapeutic management of cancer-associated thrombosis.
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- Sukhraj Pal Singh Dhami
- Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Farge D, Bournet B, Conroy T, Vicaut E, Rak J, Zogoulous G, Barkun J, Ouaissi M, Buscail L, Frere C. Primary Thromboprophylaxis in Pancreatic Cancer Patients: Why Clinical Practice Guidelines Should Be Implemented. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E618. [PMID: 32155940 PMCID: PMC7139861 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12030618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Exocrine pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, simply referred to as pancreatic cancer (PC) has the worst prognosis of any malignancy. Despite recent advances in the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in PC, the prognosis remains poor, with fewer than 8% of patients being alive at 5 years after diagnosis. The prevalence of PC has steadily increased over the past decades, and it is projected to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related death by 2030. In this context, optimizing and integrating supportive care is important to improve quality of life and survival. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common but preventable complication in PC patients. VTE occurs in one out of five PC patients and is associated with significantly reduced progression-free survival and overall survival. The appropriate use of primary thromboprophylaxis can drastically and safely reduce the rates of VTE in PC patients as shown from subgroup analysis of non-PC targeted placebo-controlled randomized trials of cancer patients and from two dedicated controlled randomized trials in locally advanced PC patients receiving chemotherapy. Therefore, primary thromboprophylaxis with a Grade 1B evidence level is recommended in locally advanced PC patients receiving chemotherapy by the International Initiative on Cancer and Thrombosis clinical practice guidelines since 2013. However, its use and potential significant clinical benefit continues to be underrecognized worldwide. This narrative review aims to summarize the main recent advances in the field including on the use of individualized risk assessment models to stratify the risk of VTE in each patient with individual available treatment options.
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- Dominique Farge
- Institut Universitaire d’Hématologie, Université de Paris, EA 3518, F-75010 Paris, France
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Saint-Louis Hospital, Internal Medicine, Autoimmune and Vascular Disease Unit, F-75010 Paris, France
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- University of Toulouse, F-31059 Toulouse, France; (B.B.); (L.B.)
- CHU de Toulouse, Department of Gastroenterology and Pancreatology, F-31059 Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, Department of Medical Oncology, Université de Lorraine, APEMAC, EA4360, F-54519 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France;
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- Department of Biostatistics, Université de Paris, F-75010 Paris, France;
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Biostatistics, Fernand Widal Hospital, F-75010 Paris, France
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- McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.R.)
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- McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.R.)
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- McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, QC H4A 3J1, Canada; (J.R.)
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- Department of Digestive, Oncological, Endocrine, and Hepatic Surgery, and Hepatic Transplantation, Trousseau Hospital, CHRU Trousseau, F-37170 Chambray-les-Tours, France;
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- University of Toulouse, F-31059 Toulouse, France; (B.B.); (L.B.)
- CHU de Toulouse, Department of Gastroenterology and Pancreatology, F-31059 Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS_1166, GRC 27 GRECO, F-75013 Paris, France;
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Haematology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, F-75013 Paris, France
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Tumor-derived tissue factor activates coagulation and enhances thrombosis in a mouse xenograft model of human pancreatic cancer. Blood 2012; 119:5543-52. [PMID: 22547577 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-01-402156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Cancer patients often have an activated clotting system and are at increased risk for venous thrombosis. In the present study, we analyzed tissue factor (TF) expression in 4 different human pancreatic tumor cell lines for the purpose of producing derivative tumors in vivo. We found that 2 of the lines expressed TF and released TF-positive microparticles (MPs) into the culture medium. The majority of TF protein in the culture medium was associated with MPs. Only TF-positive cell lines activated coagulation in nude mice, and this activation was abolished by an anti-human TF Ab. Of the 2 TF-positive lines, only one produced detectable levels of human MP TF activity in the plasma when grown orthotopically in nude mice. Surprisingly, < 5% of human TF protein in plasma from tumor-bearing mice was associated with MPs. Mice with TF-positive tumors and elevated levels of circulating TF-positive MPs had increased thrombosis in a saphenous vein model. In contrast, we observed no difference in thrombus weight between tumor-bearing and control mice in an inferior vena cava stenosis model. The results of the present study using a xenograft mouse model suggest that tumor TF activates coagulation, whereas TF on circulating MPs may trigger venous thrombosis.
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Blood contains microparticles (MPs) derived from a variety of cell types, including platelets, monocytes, and endothelial cells. In addition, tumors release MPs into the circulation. MPs are formed from membrane blebs that are released from the cell surface by proteolytic cleavage of the cytoskeleton. All MPs are procoagulant because they provide a membrane surface for the assembly of components of the coagulation protease cascade. Importantly, procoagulant activity is increased by the presence of anionic phospholipids, particularly phosphatidylserine (PS), and the procoagulant protein tissue factor (TF), which is the major cellular activator of the clotting cascade. High levels of platelet-derived PS(+) MPs are present in healthy individuals, whereas the number of TF(+), PS(+) MPs is undetectable or very low. However, levels of PS(+), TF(+) MPs are readily detected in a variety of diseases, and monocytes appear to be the primary cellular source. In cancer, PS(+), TF(+) MPs are derived from tumors and may serve as a useful biomarker to identify patients at risk for venous thrombosis. This review will summarize our current knowledge of the role of procoagulant MPs in hemostasis and thrombosis.
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- A Phillip Owens
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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The Hemostasis Apparatus in Pancreatic Cancer and Its Importance beyond Thrombosis. Cancers (Basel) 2011; 3:267-84. [PMID: 24212618 PMCID: PMC3756361 DOI: 10.3390/cancers3010267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2010] [Revised: 12/05/2010] [Accepted: 01/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Laboratory evidence of aberrant coagulation is found in the majority of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer and a clinical consequence of this is the high incidence and prevalence of vascular thromboembolic events. Other sequelae are hypothesized to be the facilitation and acceleration of mechanisms that define the malignant phenotype, such as invasion, trafficking and anchoring, establishing the metastatic niche and inducing angiogenesis. We review the in vitro and preclinical evidence that supports the role of the coagulation apparatus in the metastatic process of pancreatic cancer, with a particular emphasis on interaction of this pathway with clinically-targeted growth factor receptor pathways. Links between hemostasis, angiogenesis and epidermal growth factor pathways and their significance as therapeutic targets are considered.
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