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Context
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common and costly disorder. Limitations of current treatment options include the need for a multidrug regimen (parenteral and oral), labour-intensive monitoring and frequent adverse events. Rivaroxaban is an investigational, oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor. It provides effective VTE prevention in hip and knee replacement1,–,4 and stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.5 This article reports the results of two rivaroxaban trials: treatment of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and long-term treatment of DVT or pulmonary embolism (PE) after initial therapy.
Methods
The acute DVT study is a randomised, open label non-inferiority trial comparing rivaroxaban with standard therapy for acute, symptomatic, proximal DVT. Participants received rivaroxaban 15 mg twice daily for 3 weeks, then …
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Competing interests DR has served on speakers bureau of Sanofi Aventis, has received research grant support from Sanofi Aventis and serves on an advisory board for Canyon Pharmaceuticals. JA has served as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo and Ortho McNeil.