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Acquired and inherited risk factors for developing venous thromboembolism in cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy: a prospective trial.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Apr 2010
Mandalà M, Barni S, Prins M, Labianca R, Tondini C, Russo L, Milesi A, Cremonesi M, Zaccanelli M, Regonesi C, Moro C, Falanga A
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BACKGROUND: Acquired and inherited risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the incidence of symptomatic VTE were investigated in patients on adjuvant chemotherapy for breast or gastrointestinal cancer (GI). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a prospective observational study (January 2003 and February 2006), 199 GI (82 women/117 men; age range, 26-84 years) and 182 breast (180 women/2 men; age range, 29-85 years)...
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