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RE-COVER study, 2009
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[NCT00291330]
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Treatments
Studied treatment |
dabigatran 150 mg twice daily in a fixed-dose
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Control treatment |
warfarin dose-adjusted to an INR between 2.0 and 3.0
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Patients
Patients |
patients with acute venous thromboembolism , treated with low molecular weight or unfractionated heparin for 5 to 11 days |
Inclusion criteria |
acute symptomatic uni- or bilateral deep vein thrombosis of the leg involving proximal veins, and/or pulmonary embolism confirmed by definitive objective clinical test in patients for whom at least 6 months of anticoagulant therapy is considered appropriate by the investigator |
Exclusion criteria |
duration of symptoms >14 days; PE with hemodynamic instability, or requiring thrombolytic therapy; another indication for warfarin; recent unstable cardiovascular disease; high risk of bleeding; liver disease, with ALT >2x ULN; estimated creatinine clearance <30 ml/min; life expectancy <6 months; requirement for >100 mg of ASA or other long-term antiplatelet therapy; contraindication to heparin or radiographic contrast material; pregnancy or risk of becoming pregnant
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Method and design
Randomized effectives |
1274 / 1265 (studied vs. control) |
Design |
Parallel groups |
Blinding |
double blind |
Follow-up duration |
6 months |
Hypothesis |
Non inferiority |
Primary endpoint |
recurrent VTE or VTE-related death |
Results
Endpoint
Studied treat. n/N
Control treat. n/N
Graph
RR [95% CI]
Major bleeding
20 / 1274
24 / 1265
0,83 [0,46;1,49]
recurrent VTE during treatment
30 / 1274
27 / 1265
1,10 [0,66;1,84]
symptomatic pulmonary embolism
13 / 1274
7 / 1265
classic
1,84 [0,74;4,61]
All cause death
21 / 1274
21 / 1265
0,99 [0,55;1,81]
Recurrent thromboembolic event
34 / 1274
32 / 1265
1,05 [0,66;1,70]
Bleeding
207 / 1274
280 / 1265
0,73 [0,62;0,86]
Symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis
16 / 1274
18 / 1265
0,88 [0,45;1,72]
Death related to venous thromboembolism
1 / 1274
3 / 1265
classic
0,33 [0,03;3,18]
0
2
1.0
Relative risks
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Endpoint |
Events (%) |
Relative Risk |
95% CI |
Endpoint definition in the trial |
Studied treat. |
Control treat. |
Major bleeding
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20 / 1274 (1,6%) |
24 / 1265 (1,9%) |
0,83 |
[0,46;1,49] |
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recurrent VTE during treatment
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30 / 1274 (2,4%) |
27 / 1265 (2,1%) |
1,10 |
[0,66;1,84] |
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symptomatic pulmonary embolism
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13 / 1274 (1,0%) |
7 / 1265 (0,6%) |
1,84 |
[0,74;4,61] |
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All cause death
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21 / 1274 (1,6%) |
21 / 1265 (1,7%) |
0,99 |
[0,55;1,81] |
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Recurrent thromboembolic event
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34 / 1274 (2,7%) |
32 / 1265 (2,5%) |
1,05 |
[0,66;1,70] |
at the end of follow-up |
Bleeding
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207 / 1274 (16,2%) |
280 / 1265 (22,1%) |
0,73 |
[0,62;0,86] |
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Symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis
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16 / 1274 (1,3%) |
18 / 1265 (1,4%) |
0,88 |
[0,45;1,72] |
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Death related to venous thromboembolism
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1 / 1274 (0,1%) |
3 / 1265 (0,2%) |
0,33 |
[0,03;3,18] |
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The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters
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Endpoint |
studied treat. |
control treat. |
mean diff |
Absolute risk reduction
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Endpoint |
Events rate |
Absolute risk reduction (ARR) |
Studied treat. |
Control treat. |
Major bleeding |
1,57% |
1,90% |
-3,3‰
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recurrent VTE during treatment |
2,35% |
2,13% |
2,2‰
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symptomatic pulmonary embolism |
1,02% |
5,53‰ |
4,7‰
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All cause death |
1,65% |
1,66% |
-0,1‰
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Recurrent thromboembolic event |
2,67% |
2,53% |
1,4‰
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Bleeding |
16,25% |
22,13% |
-58,9‰
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Symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis |
1,26% |
1,42% |
-1,7‰
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Death related to venous thromboembolism |
0,78‰ |
2,37‰ |
-1,6‰
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Reference(s)
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Schulman S, Eriksson H, Goldhaber SZ, et al. .
Dabigatran etexilate versus warfarin in the treatment of venous thromboembolism. Oral presentation, .
ASH Annual Meeting 2009, Abstract number 19394, 6 December 2009
Pubmed
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Hubmed
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Schulman S, Kearon C, Kakkar AK, Mismetti P, Schellong S, Eriksson H, Baanstra D, Schnee J, Goldhaber SZ.
Dabigatran versus warfarin in the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism..
N Engl J Med 2009 Dec 10;361:2342-52
Pubmed
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Hubmed
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