Zhi-Chun Gu1,2, Yi-Dan Yan1, Sheng-Yan Yang3, Long Shen2, Ling-Cong Kong2, Chi Zhang1, An-Hua Wei3,4, Zheng Li2, Xin-Hua Wang2, Hou-Wen Lin1. 1. Department of Pharmacy, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, China. 2. Department of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, China. 3. Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China. 4. Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There are emerging observational studies (OSs) to assess real-world comparative effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in cancer associated thrombosis (CAT). We conducted a pooled and interaction analysis to compare the treatment effect estimates of DOACs between OSs and randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS: We systematically searched PUBMED, EMBASE and Cochrane Library for OSs and RCTs that reported recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and/or major bleeding events in CAT patients receiving DOACs and conventional anticoagulants [warfarin or low molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs)]. Relative risks (RRs) for OSs and RCTs were calculated using random-effects models separately, and interaction analyses were afterward applied to assess the comparability between OSs and RCTs. RESULTS: Baseline characteristic was comparable between identified 10 OSs (35,142 patients) and 8 RCTs (2,602 patients). Overall, no significant difference of treatment effect estimates between OSs and RCTs was detected (Pinteraction: 0.42 for recurrent VTE; Pinteraction: 0.38 for major bleeding). DOACs significantly decreased the risk of recurrent VTE compared with conventional anticoagulants in CAT patients (RR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.63-0.86, I2: 0% for OSs; RR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.49-0.86; I2: 0% for RCTs), without increasing major bleeding risk (RR: 0.90, 95% CI: 0.76-1.07, I2: 24.0% for OSs; RR: 1.17, 95% CI: 0.72-1.88, I2: 26.2% for RCTs). Whereas, increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) was found with DOACs versus conventional anticoagulants in CAT patients (RR: 2.77, 95% CI: 1.35-5.68, I2: 0% for RCTs). Analyses of subgroups, based on comparators and follow-up duration, did not significantly affect results. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, effectiveness and safety of DOACs versus conventional anticoagulants in CAT from OSs are in agreement with those from RCTs, confirming a low risk of recurrent VTE and similar risk of major bleeding in CAT patients receiving DOACs. 2020 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: There are emerging observational studies (OSs) to assess real-world comparative effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in cancer associated thrombosis (CAT). We conducted a pooled and interaction analysis to compare the treatment effect estimates of DOACs between OSs and randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS: We systematically searched PUBMED, EMBASE and Cochrane Library for OSs and RCTs that reported recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and/or major bleeding events in CAT patients receiving DOACs and conventional anticoagulants [warfarin or low molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs)]. Relative risks (RRs) for OSs and RCTs were calculated using random-effects models separately, and interaction analyses were afterward applied to assess the comparability between OSs and RCTs. RESULTS: Baseline characteristic was comparable between identified 10 OSs (35,142 patients) and 8 RCTs (2,602 patients). Overall, no significant difference of treatment effect estimates between OSs and RCTs was detected (Pinteraction: 0.42 for recurrent VTE; Pinteraction: 0.38 for major bleeding). DOACs significantly decreased the risk of recurrent VTE compared with conventional anticoagulants in CAT patients (RR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.63-0.86, I2: 0% for OSs; RR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.49-0.86; I2: 0% for RCTs), without increasing major bleeding risk (RR: 0.90, 95% CI: 0.76-1.07, I2: 24.0% for OSs; RR: 1.17, 95% CI: 0.72-1.88, I2: 26.2% for RCTs). Whereas, increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) was found with DOACs versus conventional anticoagulants in CAT patients (RR: 2.77, 95% CI: 1.35-5.68, I2: 0% for RCTs). Analyses of subgroups, based on comparators and follow-up duration, did not significantly affect results. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, effectiveness and safety of DOACs versus conventional anticoagulants in CAT from OSs are in agreement with those from RCTs, confirming a low risk of recurrent VTE and similar risk of major bleeding in CAT patients receiving DOACs. 2020 Annals of Translational Medicine. All rights reserved.
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Cancer associated thrombosis (CAT); direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs); major bleeding; observational study (OS); recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE)
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