Incidence, Characteristics and Implications of Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Muscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy - UTU Research Portal

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Incidence, Characteristics and Implications of Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Muscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Authors: Duivenvoorden WC, Daneshmand S, Canter D, Lotan Y, Black PC, Abdi H, van Rhijn BW, Fransen van de Putte EE, Zareba P, Koskinen I, Kassouf W, Traboulsi SL, Kukreja JE, Boström PJ, Shayegan B, Pinthus JH.

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Journal of Urology

Volume: 196

Issue: 6

First page : 1627

Last page: 1633

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 0022-5347

eISSN: 1527-3792

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2016.06.017

Abstract

Thromboembolic events are common in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy before and after radical cystectomy. Our results suggest that a prospective trial of thromboembolic event prophylaxis during neoadjuvant chemotherapy is warranted.