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ABSTRACT: Background
Although the Khorana venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk score (KRS) is well recognized as a simple VTE risk assessment method in patients with cancer, whether it is suitable for Asian populations is unclear.Objectives
This study validated KRS for the prediction of VTE and investigated the value of the KRS in predicting mortality in Japanese patients with cancer.Methods
A body mass index value of 25 kg/m2 or more was defined as obesity according to World Health Organization consensus. A total of 27,687 patients with cancer were subdivided into low- (0), intermediate- (1-2), and high-score (3) groups by the KRS. The primary and secondary endpoints were VTE and all-cause mortality, respectively.Results
The prevalence of VTE was 1.7%, 7.3%, and 11.0% for low-, intermediate-, and high-score patients, respectively. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed that the KRS significantly predicted VTE (area under the curve, 0.679; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.666-0.692; P < 0.001). The cutoff value for the KRS was 1.0. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the KRS was an independent predictor of VTE (odds ratio 1.766; 95% CI 1.673-1.865; P < 0.01). The cutoff value of the KRS for all-cause mortality determined by ROC analysis was 2.0. Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated a significantly higher incidence of mortality in the KRS ≥2 group than in the KRS 0-1 group (log-rank: P < 0.01).Conclusions
The KRS was useful in Japanese patients with cancer and might be a potentially useful marker for the prediction of mortality. Establishing optimal scores for Japanese subjects is mandatory because of its low diagnostic ability. (KUMAMON Cancer registry; UMIN000047554).
SUBMITTER: Akasaka-Kihara F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9627826 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Akasaka-Kihara Fumie F Sueta Daisuke D Ishii Masanobu M Maki Yuji Y Hirakawa Kyoko K Tabata Noriaki N Ito Miwa M Yamanaga Kenshi K Fujisue Koichiro K Hoshiyama Tadashi T Hanatani Shinsuke S Kanazawa Hisanori H Takashio Seiji S Arima Yuichiro Y Araki Satoshi S Usuku Hiroki H Nakamura Taishi T Suzuki Satoru S Yamamoto Eiichiro E Soejima Hirofumi H Kaikita Koichi K Matsushita Kenichi K Matsuoka Masao M Usuku Koichiro K Tsujita Kenichi K
JACC. Asia 20210921 2
<h4>Background</h4>Although the Khorana venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk score (KRS) is well recognized as a simple VTE risk assessment method in patients with cancer, whether it is suitable for Asian populations is unclear.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study validated KRS for the prediction of VTE and investigated the value of the KRS in predicting mortality in Japanese patients with cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>A body mass index value of 25 kg/m<sup>2</sup> or more was defined as obesity according to Wor ...[more]