U.S., July 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07713875) titled 'Extended Prophylactic Anticoagulation Following Spinal Surgery for Metastatic Disease' on July 14.
Brief Summary: People who have surgery on their spine to treat cancer that has spread (metastatic disease) have a high chance of developing dangerous blood clots in the legs or lungs. These blood clots are called deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). In a review of patients at UPMC who had this type of surgery, about 15 out of 100 developed a blood clot within 90 days of leaving the hospital.
Right now, patients receive blood-thinning medicine only while they are in the hospital after surgery. Once they go home, the m...