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Validation of the Khorana score for predicting venous thromboembolism in 40 218 patients with cancer initiating chemotherapy

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Key Points The Khorana score did risk-stratify cancer patients according to 6-month risk of VTE, but only for some cancer types. Absolute risk estimates were lower than previously reported, questioning… Click to show full abstract

Key Points The Khorana score did risk-stratify cancer patients according to 6-month risk of VTE, but only for some cancer types. Absolute risk estimates were lower than previously reported, questioning the benefit of ambulatory thromboprophylaxis in cancer patients.

Keywords: validation khorana; venous thromboembolism; predicting venous; score predicting; khorana score; cancer

Journal Title: Blood Advances
Year Published: 2022

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