Risk factors for cancer-associated thrombosis
Advanced age
Female sex
Prior venous thromboembolism
Patient comorbidities
Infection, obesity, anaemia, pulmonary or renal disease
Prolonged immobilisation
Site: haematological malignancies, lung, pancreas, stomach, brain, kidney
Stage: advanced stage and initial period after diagnosis
Hospitalisation
Surgery
Chemotherapy and hormonal therapy
Anti-angiogenic therapy
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
Blood transfusions
Platelet count (>35 0000 per µL)
Leukocyte count (>11 000 per µL)
D-dimer
Tissue factor expression by tumour cells
Circulating tissue factor
Soluble P-selectin
C-reactive protein
Reproduced from [22] with permission from the publisher.