Incidence of venous thromboembolism in children with primary lymphomas

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Cancer increases the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adults and children. The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence of VTE in children and adolescents with lymphomas. The study was approved by the Independent Ethics Committee of the Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology. A retrospective analysis based on medical data of 262 children and adolescents (0–18 years) with primary lymphomas (n = 262) who were treated in Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology since 01.01.2013 to 31.12.2019 had been performed. Such parameters as age and sex distribution of patients, the frequency, as well as the cumulative incidence of detection (CI) and differences in localization, the median time of detection of symptomatic (sVTE) and asymptomatic episodes of VT (aVTE), their relationship with central venous catheters (CVC) were analyzed. Statistical processing of the obtained data was carried out using the XLSTAT 2020 program (Addinsoft, France). The median age was 11,1 years (interquartile range (IQR) 6.5–15 years), the ratio of males to females was 2.2:1. There were 71 episodes of VTE in 65 patients (24.8%, 95% confidence interval (CI): 19.6–30). Among all episodes of VTE 31% were defined as sVTE at 400 day CI for sVTE was found to be 8.1% (95% CI: 5.4–12.2) and CI for aVTE – 18.7% (95% CI: 14.4–24.2). The median time to VTE episode was 38 days (IQR 16.5–91.5 days). There was a trend towards an earlier diagnosis of sVTE (median 23.5 days, IQR – 17–42 days) than aVTE (median 62 days, IQR 14–80 days), p = 0.075. VTE was CVC-related in 67.7 of all VTE cases. In one case, asymptomatic thrombosis of right atrium led to pulmonary embolism (PE). VTE is a frequent complication in children and adolescents with lymphomas. Most episodes of VTE were asymptomatic, one of which was the most likely cause of PE in the child. Further research is needed to find risk factors for VTE.

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D. A. Evstratov

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

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Email: Evstratov.D.A@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2801-7421

Dmitry A. Evstratov, MD, Hematologist in oncohematology department

1 Samory Mashela St., Moscow 117997 

Russian Federation

L. H. Anderzhanova

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3247-8688

Moscow

Russian Federation

A. V. Pshonkin

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2057-2036

Moscow

Russian Federation

Yu. G. Abugova

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5201-6475

Moscow

Russian Federation

N. V. Myakova

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4779-1896

Moscow

Russian Federation

P. A. Zharkov

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4384-6754

Moscow

Russian Federation

V. V. Fominykh

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2294-0821

Moscow

Russian Federation

N. M. Ershov

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2677-367X

Moscow

Russian Federation

Yu. Yu. Dyakonova

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8725-7532

Moscow

Russian Federation

L. A. Vavilova

Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7959-3512

Moscow

Russian Federation

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Copyright (c) 2021 Evstratov D.A., Anderzhanova L.H., Pshonkin A.V., Abugova Y.G., Myakova N.V., Zharkov P.A., Fominykh V.V., Ershov N.M., Dyakonova Y.Y., Vavilova L.A.

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