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. 2022 Sep 23;4(11):533–541. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-22-0095

Table 2.

Site of Active Cancer in All Patients and in Patients Treated With Each DOAC Separately

  All
(n=323)
DOAC therapy
Edoxaban
(n=234)
Apixaban
(n=50)
Rivaroxaban
(n=39)
P value
Uterus, adnexa 88 (27.4) 67 (28.6) 13 (26.0) 8 (20.5) 0.560
Gastrointestinal tract 63 (19.5) 44 (18.8) 10 (20.0) 9 (23.1) 0.820
Lung 35 (10.8) 25 (10.7) 5 (10.0) 5 (12.8) 0.905
Blood 35 (10.8) 24 (10.3) 7 (14.0) 4 (10.3) 0.736
Liver, bile duct, pancreas 34 (10.5) 26 (11.1) 5 (10.0) 3 (7.7) 0.806
Urinary, prostate 22 (6.8) 15 (6.4) 5 (10.0) 2 (5.1) 0.556
Oral cavity, pharynx, larynx 19 (5.9) 14 (6.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (12.8) 0.027
Brain 12 (3.7) 8 (3.4) 4 (8.0) 0 (0.0) 0.169
Breast 9 (2.8) 6 (2.6) 1 (2.0) 2 (5.1) 0.552
Others 6 (1.9) 5 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.6) 0.656

Unless indicated otherwise, data are presented as n (%). DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant.