Rivaroxaban for 18 Months Versus 6 Months in Patients With Cancer and Acute Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: The ONCO PE Trial

Rivaroxaban for 18 Months Versus 6 Months in Patients With Cancer and Acute Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: The ONCO PE Trial

The ONCO PE trial demonstrated that in cancer patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism, 18 months of treatment with rivaroxaban significantly reduced the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with 6 months of treatment, while not significantly increasing the risk of bleeding, according to a study presented by Dr. Yugo Yamashita, Kyoto University, Japan, in the Featured Science session at AHA Scientific Sessions 2024.

Cancer patients often undergo CT scans for cancer evaluation, during which incidental low-risk pulmo...
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