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. 2020 Dec 18;2020(12):CD008500. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008500.pub5

NCT03090880.

Study name Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in advanced lung cancer (PROVE)
Methods Randomised, phase III, open, multicentre trial with blinded adjudication of endpoints
Participants Adults aged > 18 years with stage IV non‐small‐cell lung cancer and elevated D‐dimer > 1500 µg/L
Interventions Intervention: tinzaparin 4500 IU SC once daily for 6 months
Control: usual care
Outcomes Primary outcome: VTE including symptomatic or incidental PE, symptomatic or incidental proximal DVT of the lower extremity, symptomatic DVT of the upper extremity, VTE‐related death during the six‐month treatment period
Secondary outcomes: symptomatic VTE, any VTE, major bleeding, death at 6 and 12 months
Starting date March 2017
Contact information Guy Meyer
Notes ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03090880