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. 2014 Dec 4;8:129–137. doi: 10.4137/CMO.S18991

Table 3.

Predictive model for chemotherapy-associated VTE.8,77

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS VTE RISK SCORE
Site of cancer
Very high risk (primary brain, stomach or pancreas) 2
High risk (lung, lymphoma, gynecologic, genitourinary excluding prostate or multiple myeloma) 1
Low risk (breast, colorectal or head and neck) 0
Other characteristics
Platelet count ≥350 × 109/l 1
Hemoglobin <100 g/l or use of red blood cell growth factors 1
Leukocyte count >11 × 109/l 1
BMI ≥35 kg/m2 1
sP-selectin ≥53.1 ng/ml 1
D-dimer ≥1.44 μg/ml 1

Notes: 0 score, Low risk. 1 or 2 score, Intermediate risk. 3 or higher, High risk.