Cancer Clinical Trial
Official title:
Apixaban for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in High-Risk Ambulatory Cancer Patients: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial
Cancer patients have an increased risk of developing blood clots in the veins compared to non-cancer patients. Cancer patients who develop blood clots can lead to reduced life expectancy, delayed cancer treatment, and decreased quality of life. Prevention is the most effective way to decrease the complications associated with blood clots in the veins. Although previous clinical trials have shown some benefit on the use of medication to prevent blood clots in the veins in ambulatory cancer patients, these studies have been inconclusive in demonstrating that existing blood thinners significantly reduce the rate of blood clots in cancer patients. One possible explanation relates to the fact that these studies have included a large proportion of cancer patients who are a low risk of developing blood clots in the veins. We are proposing to identify cancer patients who are at a high risk of developing blood clots by using a validated tool at the time of their cancer diagnosis. The identified high risk cancer patients will be asked to participate in a trial to test the safety and efficacy of a new oral medication that has been used to prevent blood clots in patients undergoing surgery. We are enrolling 574 patients in 7 Canadian centers (Ottawa, Halifax, Montreal, Vancouver, Sault Ste. Marie, Toronto and Hamilton). 287 patients will receive the study drug and 287 will receive an inactive substance. Analysis will be performed to assess the safety and the superiority of the study drug.
Patients holding a malignancy have a 7 to 28-fold higher risk for venous thromboembolism
(VTE) than non-cancer patients(1). Since most cancer patients are currently treated in the
outpatient setting, an acute episode of VTE has important implications on their care due to
its effects on reduced life expectancy, high rates of VTE recurrence, therapeutic failures,
delays in chemotherapy and the risk of bleeding during anticoagulation.
The best treatment of an acute episode of VTE is its prevention (thromboprophylaxis).
Although previous clinical trials have shown some benefit on the use of thromboprophylaxis in
ambulatory cancer patients, these studies have been inconclusive to convincingly demonstrate
that existing anticoagulants significantly reduce the rate of VTE in cancer patients.
Possible explanations are related to the fact that these studies have included a large number
of cancer patients whose risk for VTE has been low and in consequence, the benefit of
anticoagulation has become diluted by the large proportion of low risk cancer patients.
To increase the success of thromboprophylaxis in cancer outpatients, we propose, first, to
include validated methods for predicting the risk of VTE at the time of cancer diagnosis(2,
3). This strategy will facilitate to identify cancer patients at high-risk for VTE and then,
optimize the risk-to benefit ratio with anticoagulation. Second, to assess safety and
efficacy of new oral anticoagulants in cancer patients as they represent an attractive
alternative for an extended use of thromboprophylaxis. As a choice, new oral agents can be
administered in fixed doses, do not require laboratory monitoring, have minimal interaction
with additional drugs and provide a pain free alternative in patients who require injections.
Reference List
1. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2011. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2011;22:86-91.
2. Blood 2010. Blood 2010;116:5377-5382.
3. Blood 2008. Blood 2008;111:4902-4907.
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