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Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs. Warfarin and Recurrence After Discontinuation in Patients With Acute Venous Thromboembolism in the Real World

Nobuhiro Hara, Tetsumin Lee, Toshihiro Nozato, Mao Terui Matsuyama, Shinichiro Okata, Masashi Nagase, Kentaro Mitsui, Giichi Nitta, Keita Watanabe, Ryoichi Miyazaki, Sho Nagamine, Masakazu Kaneko (+5 others)
2021 Circulation Journal  

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The efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compared with warfarin for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE), and the recurrence of VTE after discontinuation of anticoagulation therapy in research are limited.Methods and Results:This retrospective study enrolled 893 patients with acute VTE between 2011 and 2019. The cohort was divided into the transient risk, unprovoked, continued cancer treatment, and cancer remission groups. The following were compared between DOACs and
more » ... : composite outcome of all-cause death, VTE recurrence, bleeding and composite outcome of VTE-related death, recurrence and bleeding. In the continued cancer treatment group, more bleeding was seen in warfarin-treated patients than in patients treated with DOACs (53.2% vs. 31.2%, [P=0.048]). In addition, composite outcome of VTE-related death and recurrence after discontinuation of anticoagulation therapy (n=369) was evaluated. The continued cancer treatment group (multivariate analysis: HR: 3.62, 95% CI: 1.84-7.12, P<0.005) and bleeding-related discontinuation of therapy (HR: 2.60, 95% CI: 1.32-5.13, P=0.006) were independent predictors of the event after discontinuation of anticoagulation therapy. VTE recurrence after discontinuation of anticoagulation therapy in the cancer remission group was 1.6% and a statistically similar occurrence was found in the transient risk group (12.4%) (P=0.754). DOACs may decrease bleeding incidence in patients continuing to receive cancer treatment. In patients with bleeding-related discontinuation of anticoagulation therapy, VTE recurrence may increase. Discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy might be a treatment option in patients who have completed their cancer treatment.
doi:10.1253/circj.cj-21-0588 pmid:34645732 fatcat:7nxf6dyuw5giroxql7ajh5psbi
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Nobuhiro Hara, Tetsumin Lee, Toshihiro Nozato, Mao Terui Matsuyama, Shinichiro Okata, Masashi Nagase, Kentaro Mitsui, Giichi Nitta, Keita Watanabe, Ryoichi Miyazaki, Sho Nagamine, Masakazu Kaneko, Tomofumi Nakamura, Yasutoshi Nagata, Takamichi Miyamoto, Toru Obayashi, Takashi Ashikaga. "Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs. Warfarin and Recurrence After Discontinuation in Patients With Acute Venous Thromboembolism in the Real World." Circulation Journal (2021)