Thrombin Generation Parameters and Bleeding in Patients Treated With Anticoagulants for Cancer Associated Thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism, the second leading cause of death in cancer patients, is effectively treated with anticoagulants. In patients with cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT), the use of anticoagulants is associated with 10 to 15% of bleeding in the first 6 months. Most of the guidelines propose to integrate the bleeding risk in the choice of therapies. Thrombin generation assay (TGA) reflects an overall hemostatic response and could be a useful biomarker. Proven on the thrombotic side in the CAT population, useful in the assessment of the bleeding risk of hemophiliac patients, the TGA is emerging