Occult cancer is detected in about 5% of patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the 12 months following VTE diagnosis. Current guidance suggests conducting a ‘limited’ cancer screening in these patients, consisting of medical history taking, physical examination, routine blood tests, chest X-ray, and age- and gender-specific testing, over full-body imaging. However, almost half of underlying cancers remain undetected with this approach. Blood-based liquid biopsies may provide an attractive addition or alternative to current cancer screening strategies, with a potentially higher detection rate while avoiding radiation or invasive testing. The PLATO-VTE study is an ongoing, investigator-initiated, multinational, prospective, observational cohort study comparing the sensitivity of novel biomarkers for detecting cancer with that of limited cancer screening in the setting of unprovoked VTE. Patients …
Titolo: | Novel biomarkers to detect occult cancer in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism: Rationale and design of the PLATO-VTE study | |
Autore/i: | Noémie Kraaijpoel; Frits I Mulder; Marc Carrier; Annabel van Lieshout; Tom Würdinger; Myron G Best; Bart JM van Vlijmen; Yassene Mohammed; Luis Jara-Palomares; Pieter W Kamphuisen; Marcello Di Nisio; Walter Ageno; Jan Beyer-Westendorf; Thomas Vanassche; Frederikus A Klokm; Hans-Martin Otten; Mike JL Peters; Benilde Cosmi; Marije ten Wolde; Patrick MM Bossuyt; Harry R Büller; Nick van Es | |
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Anno: | 2021 | |
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Abstract: | Occult cancer is detected in about 5% of patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the 12 months following VTE diagnosis. Current guidance suggests conducting a ‘limited’ cancer screening in these patients, consisting of medical history taking, physical examination, routine blood tests, chest X-ray, and age- and gender-specific testing, over full-body imaging. However, almost half of underlying cancers remain undetected with this approach. Blood-based liquid biopsies may provide an attractive addition or alternative to current cancer screening strategies, with a potentially higher detection rate while avoiding radiation or invasive testing. The PLATO-VTE study is an ongoing, investigator-initiated, multinational, prospective, observational cohort study comparing the sensitivity of novel biomarkers for detecting cancer with that of limited cancer screening in the setting of unprovoked VTE. Patients … | |
Data stato definitivo: | 2022-03-01T08:12:57Z | |
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