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. 2022 May 12;30(8):6973–6984. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07096-1

Table 3.

Anticoagulation approach in relation to cancer primary site, treatment, and patient

Neoplasm primary site Incidence (%) Age (> 65) (%) Gender (F) (%) Metastases (%) HTAs (%) Anticoagulation duration [median (Q1–Q3)]
GI 37.1 63.9 36.1 83 97 6.6 (4.8–9.8)
Lung 22.7 57.6 21.2 71.9 96.7 4.6 (2.2–7.5)
Woman reproductive system 16.2 51.1 100 54.4 100 6.5 (4.5–11.6)
Breast 8.9 57.7 100 65.4 83.3 7.5 (3.1–11.8)
Urinary system 8.3 70.8 12.5 82.6 87.5 6.1 (4–10.9)
Head and neck 2.4 14.3 28.6 50 100 7.6 (6–14.1)
Other 4.5 53.9 7.7 69.2 84.6 8.1 (4–16.3)