A phase 2 pharmacodynamic dose-finding, safety, and efficacy study of dalteparin for pediatric venous thromboembolism treatment in children with and without cancer

Lisa R. Hartman, Ildar Nurmeev, Pavel Svirin, Kevin D. Wolter, Jean Li Yan, Darshana Jani, Neil A. Goldenberg, Nancy Sherman

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Abstract

Data from registrational trials of pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment are sparse, especially among cancer patients. We conducted a prospective, multicenter, open-label trial (NCT00952380) on dose-finding, safety, and efficacy (measured by 90-day risks of clinically relevant bleeding [CRB] and symptomatic recurrent VTE [srVTE]) of twice-daily subcutaneous dalteparin for acute VTE treatment in patients ≤18 years old. Among 38 patients (cancer, n = 26; noncancer, n = 12), median dalteparin dose requirements per kilogram varied with age but not cancer status. Risks of CRB and srVTE were <4% in cancer and noncancer subgroups. Dalteparin is an important FDA-approved treatment for pediatric VTE, particularly with cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere29764
JournalPediatric Blood and Cancer
Volume69
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2022

Keywords

  • dalteparin
  • malignancy
  • pediatric
  • thromboembolism
  • thrombosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology
  • Oncology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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