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Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 25, No 1 (January 1), 2007: pp. 70-76
© 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology.
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.07.4393

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Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism and the Impact on Survival in Breast Cancer Patients

Helen K. Chew, Theodore Wun, Danielle J. Harvey, Hong Zhou, Richard H. White

From the Divisions of Hematology/Oncology and General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine; the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis; and the Section of Hematology and Oncology, VA Northern California Health Care System, Sacramento, CA

Address reprint requests to Helen K. Chew, MD, Division of Hematology/Oncology, 4501 X St, Suite 3016, Sacramento, CA 95817; e-mail: helen.chew{at}ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Purpose: The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the risk factors associated with development of VTE have not been reported in a large population-based study of breast cancer patients.

Patients and Methods: The California Cancer Registry was merged with the Patient Discharge Data Set, and the number of VTE events determined among patients diagnosed between 1993 and 1999.

Results: Among 108,255 patients with breast cancer, the 2-year cumulative VTE incidence was 1.2%, with a rate of 1.2 and 0.6 events/100 patient-years during the first and second half-year, respectively. The 1-year incidence of VTE was significantly increased compared with the general population (standardized incidence ratio of VTE, 4.2; 95% CI, 3.9 to 4.4). In a multivariate model, significant predictors of developing VTE within 2 years were: age (hazard ratio [HR], 2.0 if > 75 years v < 45; 95% CI, 1.6 to 2.6), the number of chronic medical comorbidities (HR, 2.9 if 3 v 0; 95% CI, 2.4 to 3.5), and advancing cancer stage (HR, 6.3; 95% CI, 5.3 to 7.5 for metastatic v local disease). In multivariate models, VTE was a significant predictor of decreased 2-year survival (HR, 2.3; 95% CI, 2.1 to 2.6) and when stratified by initial cancer stage, the effect was highest in patients with localized (HR, 5.1; 95% CI, 3.6 to 7.1) or regional stage (HR, 3.5; 95% CI, 2.5 to 4.8) cancer compared with patients with metastatic disease (HR, 1.9; 95% CI, 1.5 to 2.4).

Conclusion: Approximately 1% of breast cancer patients developed VTE within 2 years, with the highest incidence in the first 6 months after diagnosis. Metastatic disease and comorbidities were the strongest predictors. The diagnosis of VTE was associated with a higher risk of death within 2 years.

Supported in part by National Institutes of Health Grant No. 1-RO3- CA99527-01 (H.K.C.).

Presented in part at the 28th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium December 8-11, 2005.

Authors' disclosures of potential conflicts of interest and author contributions are found at the end of this article.




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