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Preoperative oncologic therapy and the prolonged risk of venous thromboembolism in resectable pancreatic cancer

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Pancreatic cancer is one of the most prothrombotic cancers. Among patients receiving preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgery, chemotherapy and surgery represent a compound risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), rendering the… Click to show full abstract

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most prothrombotic cancers. Among patients receiving preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgery, chemotherapy and surgery represent a compound risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), rendering the postoperative time a period of interest. We aimed to analyze whether preoperative oncologic therapy increases the risk for VTE after surgery and identify which characteristics associate with VTE.

Keywords: pancreatic cancer; venous thromboembolism; oncologic therapy; preoperative oncologic; cancer; risk venous

Journal Title: Cancer Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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