Incidence and risk factors for venous thromboembolism in gynecological cancer: the GOTIC-VTE trial

Real-world data on venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Japanese patients with gynecological cancer are lacking. The GOTIC-VTE trial aimed to evaluate the frequency of VTE-associated events and risk factors at the time of cancer diagnosis and during 1-year follow-up. From July 2017 to February 2019, patients with endometrial, cervical, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer who underwent VTE screening within 2 months before registration, were enrolled. Of the 1008 patients enrolled, 881 were included in the analysis set, 51 (5.8%) had VTE at the time of cancer diagnosis (baseline), 7 (0.8%) had symptomatic VTE, and the majority had asymptomatic VTE (n = 44; 5.0%). Patients with ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer had a higher incidence of VTE (13.7%) than those with other cancer types. During the 1-year follow-up, 0.9% (n = 8) of the patients had symptomatic VTE, 3.5% (n = 31) had composite VTE (symptomatic VTE and incidental VTE requiring treatment), 0.2% (n = 2) had bleeding events, and 4.3% (n = 38) had all-cause death, all of which were significantly higher in the VTE group at baseline. In the multivariate analysis, chemotherapy was an independent risk factor for composite VTE during the 1-year follow-up (hazard ratio 3.85, 95% confidence interval 1.39–13.63, p = 0.018). Among gynecological cancers, VTE incidence is particularly high in ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer, and patients undergoing chemotherapy should be cautioned against VTE occurrence during treatment. The GOTIC-VTE trial Unique identifier, jRCTs031180124; Registration date, April 06, 2017. Incidence and risk factors for venous thromboembolism in gynecological cancer: the GOTIC-VTE trial.