The same initial and long-term anticoagulation is suggested for unsuspected pulmonary
embolism as for patients with symptomatic embolism. Based on these indications, cancer
patients with unsuspected pulmonary embolism would be anticoagulated for at least 6 months
or until the disease is active, which in most cases would mean indefinite treatment. In
fact, dedicated studies on the treatment of unsuspected pulmonary embolism are missing,
leaving doubts over the need for (indefinite) anticoagulation which exposes these patients
to an increased risk of major bleeding events. Concerns over the need for anticoagulant
treatment may especially hold for pulmonary embolism of the distal pulmonary tree since
segmental and sub-segmental PE seem to have a more benign course than more proximal
embolism.
The scope of this study is to evaluate the current treatment approaches for unsuspected
pulmonary embolism and to assess their efficacy and safety in a large prospective cohort of
cancer patients.
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Clinical Division of Haematology, Department of Medicine I, Vienna, Austria; Recruiting
Ingrid Pabinger, Email: ingrid.pabinger@meduniwien.ac.at
Cihan Ay, Email: cihan.ay@meduniwien.ac.at
Johannes Thaler, Sub-Investigator
Division of Hematology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; Recruiting
Marc Carrier
Marc Carrier, Email: mcarrier@toh.on.ca
CHU Amiens Picardie, Amiens, France; Active, not recruiting
Arras/Onco Nord Pas de Callais, Loos, Arras, France; Recruiting
Sandro Aquilanti, Email: saquilanti@nordnet.fr
Laetitia Gallois, Email: l.gallois@onco-npdc.fr
Hopital Saint André, Bordeaux, France; Recruiting
Joel Constans, Email: joel.constans@chu-bordeaux.fr
Marion Mangin, Email: marion.mangin@chu-bordeaux.fr
University hospital Centra La Cavale Blanche, Brest, Cedex, France; Recruiting
Francis Couturaud, Email: francis.couturaud@chu-brest.fr
Brest HIA Clermont Tonnerre, Brest, France; Recruiting
Nicolas Paleiron, Email: nicolas.paleiron@free.fr
Montpellier et clinique du parc a Castelnau le nez, Castelnau, France; Active, not recruiting
Hopital G. Montpied Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont, France; Recruiting
Jeannot Schmidt, Email: jschmidt@chu-clermontferrand.fr
AP-HP Hopital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France; Recruiting
Isabelle Mahé, Email: isabelle.mahe@lmr.aphp.fr
Laboratoire d'Hématologie, Dijon, Dijon, France; Recruiting
Nicolas Falvo, Email: nicolas.falvo@chu-dijon.fr
CHU de Limoges, Limoges, France; Active, not recruiting
Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Lyon, France; Recruiting
Claire Grange, Email: claire.grange@chu-lyon.fr
Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Recruiting
Guy Meyer, Email: guy.meyer@egp.aphp.fr
Helene Mortelette, Email: helene.mortelette@egp.aphp.fr
Hopital Loriboisière, Paris, France; Not yet recruiting
Jean Francois Bergmann, Email: jf.bergmann@lrb.aphp.fr
Hospital Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France; Active, not recruiting
Service de médecine et Thérapeutique, Saint-Etienne, France; Recruiting
Hervé Decousus, Email: herve.decousus@chu-st-etienne.fr
Division of Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Recruiting
Jan Beyer
Jan Beyer, Email: Beyer.Jan@uniklinikum-dresden.de
Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy; Recruiting
Anna Falanga, Email: annafalanga@yahoo.com
Teresa Lerede, Email: tlerede@ospedaliriuniti.bergamo.it
Universita degli Studi G. d'Annunzio Chieti e Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy; Recruiting
Marcello Di Nisio, MD, PhD, Phone: 0039 328 3290020, Email: mdinisio@unich.it
Ettore Porreca, MD, Sub-Investigator
Malattie Cardiovascolari e Nefrourologiche, Palermo, Italy; Active, not recruiting
Fondazione IRCCS, Pavia, Italy; Recruiting
Franco Piovella, Email: f.piovella@smatteo.pv.it
Azienda Ospedaliera Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova (ASMN), Reggio Emilia, Italy; Active, not recruiting
Università dell'Insubria, Varese, Italy; Active, not recruiting
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Recruiting
Harry R Büller, MD PhD, Email: h.r.buller@amc.uva.nl
Suzanne Bleker, MD, Phone: +31 20 5668274, Email: s.m.bleker@amc.uva.nl
Nick van Es, MD, Sub-Investigator
National Cancer Institute - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Recruiting
Joke Baars, MD PhD, Email: j.baars@nki.nl
Suzanne Bleker, MD, Email: s.bleker@nki.nl
Slotervaart hospital, Amsterdam 1066 EC, Netherlands; Recruiting
Hans-Martin Otten, MD, PhD, Phone: +3120 5129333, Ext: 700, Email: Hans-Martin.Otten@slz.nl
Nick van Es, MD, Sub-Investigator
Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Carme Font i Puig, Email: cfont@clinic.ub.es
Hospital de Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain; Not yet recruiting
José Garcia Ruiz, Email: jgarciaR@tauli.cat
Enrique Gallardo Díaz, Email: egallardo@tauli.cat
Hospital Vall D'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Mercedes Biosca Gómez de Tejada, Email: mbiosca@vhebron.net
ICO_Hospital Duran i Reynals, Barcelona, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Maite Antonio Rebollo, Email: mantonio@iconcologia.net
Hospital Clinico Benidorm, Alicante, Benidorm, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Gaspar Esquerdo Galiana, Email: gasparesquerdo@yahoo.es
Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canarias, Las Palmas, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Elene Vicente Rubio, Email: elenavrubio@yahoo.es
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Andrés Jesús Muñoz, Email: andresmunmar@hotmail.com
Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Madrid, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Silvia García Adrián, Email: silvia.garciaa@salud.madrid.org
Hospital Universitario Infantia Sofia, Madrid, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Mar Martin del Pozo, Email: mar.martin.pozo@googlemail.com
Olga Madridano Cobo, Email: olga.madridano@salud.madrid.org
Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Virginia Martínez Martin, Email: virginmarin9@hotmail.com
Margarita Sánchez-Pastor Ruiz, Email: margaspastor@hotmail.com
Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Ignacio García Escobar, Email: naxto@hotmail.com
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Vanessa Pachón Olmos, Email: li_tor@hotmail.com
Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Pedro Pérez Segura, Email: pedro.perez@salud.madrid.org
Hospital Santa María Nei, Orense, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Mercedes Salgado Fernández, Email: mercedes.salgado.fernandez@sergas.es
Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Luis Miguel Navarro, Email: lmnavarro@saludcastillayleon.es
Juan Carlos Adansa Klain, Email: unidad_eecc@usal.es
Hospital Obispo Polanco, Teruel, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Ana Isabel Ferrer Pérez, Email: anafp2001@yahoo.es
Hospital Nuestra Sra del Prado Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Ana María González Ageitos, Email: anageitos@gmail.com
Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain; Not yet recruiting
Jose Muñoz Langa, Email: munyoz_joslan@gva.es
D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20422, United States; Recruiting
Frederick Rickles, Email: frederick.rickles@gmail.com
Anita Aggarwal, Email: anita.aggarwal@va.gov