Yelnik, CM;
Erton, ZB;
Drumez, E;
Cheildze, D;
de Andrade, D;
Clarke, A;
Tektonidou, MG;
... Erkan, D; + view all
(2024)
Thrombosis recurrence and major bleeding in non-anticoagulated thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome patients: Prospective study from antiphospholipid syndrome alliance for clinical trials and international networking (APS ACTION) clinical database and repository (“Registry”).
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
, 65
, Article 152347. 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152347.
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Abstract
Background: Long-term anticoagulant therapy is generally recommended for thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome (TAPS) patients, however it may be withdrawn or not introduced in routine practice. Objectives: To prospectively evaluate the risk of thrombosis recurrence and major bleeding in non-anticoagulated TAPS patients, compared to anticoagulated TAPS, and secondly, to identify different features between those two groups. Patients/Methods: Using an international registry, we identified non-anticoagulated TAPS patients at baseline, and matched them with anticoagulated TAPS patients based on gender, age, type of previous thrombosis, and associated autoimmune disease. Thrombosis recurrence and major bleeding were prospectively analyzed using Kaplan-Meier method and compared using a marginal Cox's regression model. Results: As of June 2022, 94 (14 %) of the 662 TAPS patients were not anticoagulated; and 93 of them were matched with 181 anticoagulated TAPS patients (median follow-up 5 years [interquartile range 3 to 8]). The 5-year thrombosis recurrence and major bleeding rates were 12 % versus 10 %, and 6 % versus 7 %, respectively (hazard ratio [HR] 1.38, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 0.53 to 3.56, p = 0.50 and HR 0.53; 95 % CI 0.15 to 1.86; p = 0.32, respectively). Non-anticoagulated patients were more likely to receive antiplatelet therapy (p < 0.001), and less likely to have more than one previous thrombosis (p < 0.001) and lupus anticoagulant positivity (p = 0.01). Conclusion: Fourteen percent of the TAPS patients were not anticoagulated at recruitment. Their recurrent thrombosis risk did not differ compared to matched anticoagulated TAPS patients, supporting the pressing need for risk-stratified secondary thrombosis prevention trials in APS investigating strategies other than anticoagulation.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Thrombosis recurrence and major bleeding in non-anticoagulated thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome patients: Prospective study from antiphospholipid syndrome alliance for clinical trials and international networking (APS ACTION) clinical database and repository (“Registry”) |
| Location: | United States |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152347 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152347 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Rheumatology, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Antiphospholipid antibodies, Anticoagulant therapy, Bleeding, Thrombosis, ANTIBODIES |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Haematology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187951 |
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