Anticoagulation for Advanced Cirrhotic Patients After TIPS

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Clinical Trial Summary

Recent studies demonstrated that liver cirrhosis was associated with a hypercoagulability state. Besides, bacterial translocation plays an important role in the pathogenesis and complications in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, including infections as well as hepatic encephalopathy and hepatorenal syndrome. A recent prospective study in a group of 70 patients with liver cirrhosis (Child B and C stages up to 10 points) who were randomized to receive enoxaparin for a year (n = 34) vs no intervention (n = 36) showed that anticoagulant treatment with enoxaparin is safe and effective, significantly reducing risk of PVT development and liver decompensation, markedly improving overall survival. This study provides exciting preliminary data regarding the potential use of prophylactic anticoagulation in improving clinical outcomes in cirrhosis, beyond the prevention of portal vein thrombosis. This study suggested that the effect was partly due to a direct effect of reducing BT and levels of proinflammatory cytokines. However, this study included few patients, was not double blind, and did not have a placebo group. Therefore, despite the spectacular results, the use of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy has not become routine practice in patients with cirrhosis and more studies are needed to assess the potential usefulness of anticoagulation in improving the prognosis of liver cirrhosis. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) are now routinely used to treat the complications of portal hypertension, such as variceal bleeding and refractory ascites. TIPS is the most effective method to prevent rebleeding, however, it is burdened with increased risk of hepatic encephalopathy and deterioration of liver function in patients with advanced cirrhosis. Notably, TIPS can not only relieve portal pressure but also can redirect the portal blood flow through the shunt directly into the systemic circulation which can cause systemic hemodynamic changes. Given the preliminary data suggesting a beneficial effect of prophylactic anticoagulation with LMWH in cirrhotic patients, this multicenter randomized controlled study attempts to demonstrate the effect of long term LMWH therapy after TIPS on survival in cirrhotic patients with variceal bleeding.

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NCT number	NCT03005444
Study type	Interventional
Source	Air Force Military Medical University, China
Contact	Guohong Han, MD,Ph.D
Phone	+86-13991969930
Email	13991969930@126.com
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	June 14, 2017
Completion date	December 31, 2024

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