Apixaban for Extended Treatment of Provoked Venous Thromboembolism

Among patients with provoked VTE and enduring risk factors, low-intensity therapy with apixaban for 12 months resulted in a lower risk of symptomatic recurrent VTE than placebo, with a low risk of major bleeding. (Funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance; HI-PRO ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04168203.).