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Apixaban To Prevent Thrombosis In Adult Patients Treated With Asparaginase, Krishna Gundabolu
Apixaban To Prevent Thrombosis In Adult Patients Treated With Asparaginase, Krishna Gundabolu
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The outcomes of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have improved dramatically after intensification of the multi-agent chemotherapy backbone over a period of time starting from 1960’s, and asparaginase (ASP) is an important part of this success story. Adoption of such strategy in adult ALL and other high grade lymphoid neoplasms had been difficult due to higher anticipated toxicities including thrombosis. Many thrombosis prevention strategies including antithrombin (AT) replacement, Enoxaparin, unfractionated heparin (UFH) was studied but there is no firmly established evidence-based approach yet. We report the safety and efficacy of thrombosis prophylaxis with apixaban 2.5 mg orally twice daily for …