Table 1.

Characteristics of nonvalvular AF active cancer patients by anticoagulant use, MarketScan, 2010-2014

RivaroxabanDabigatranApixabanWarfarin
2808 2189 1078 10 021 
Age, y 73.8 ± 10.2 74.0 ± 10.3 74.9 ± 10.3 75.4 ± 10.1 
Female, % 40.7 38.3 42.5 39.4 
CHA2DS2-VASc score 4.0 ± 2.0 4.3 ± 2.0 4.2 ± 1.9 4.6 ± 2.0 
Comorbidities, %     
 Hypertension 82.3 83.4 85.6 85.4 
 Prior ischemic stroke 27.4 33.9 28.8 35.6 
 Metastatic brain lesion 1.5 1.2 2.4 
 Prior gastrointestinal bleed 12.1 14.4 11.6 16.6 
 Prior other bleed 10.2 7.2 13 
 Liver disease 9.6 10.3 9.8 11.5 
 Renal disease 13.8 13.3 17.5 24.4 
 Heart failure 32.4 36.3 34.6 42.5 
Medications (pharmacy), %     
 Antiplatelet agents 2.6 3.5 4.1 3.1 
 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 27.3 32.6 28 28.8 
 Chemotherapy 21.7 18.1 16.3 23.4 
 Hormonal therapy 13.4 11.5 11.7 12.8 
 Radiation therapy 12.3 10.3 8.1 11.7 
 Other cancer therapy/procedures 65.7 69.7 71.4 64.7 
Type of cancer, %     
 Breast 21.4 20.8 23.4 17.8 
 Lung 12.5 10.4 8.6 13.1 
 Gastrointestinal 10.3 10.7 11.6 13.9 
 Genitourinary 29.0 31.3 29.8 28.7 
 Gyneco-oncological 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.5 
 Hematological 9.6 9.2 8.8 10.1 
 Other 14.6 15.4 15.8 13.9 
RivaroxabanDabigatranApixabanWarfarin
2808 2189 1078 10 021 
Age, y 73.8 ± 10.2 74.0 ± 10.3 74.9 ± 10.3 75.4 ± 10.1 
Female, % 40.7 38.3 42.5 39.4 
CHA2DS2-VASc score 4.0 ± 2.0 4.3 ± 2.0 4.2 ± 1.9 4.6 ± 2.0 
Comorbidities, %     
 Hypertension 82.3 83.4 85.6 85.4 
 Prior ischemic stroke 27.4 33.9 28.8 35.6 
 Metastatic brain lesion 1.5 1.2 2.4 
 Prior gastrointestinal bleed 12.1 14.4 11.6 16.6 
 Prior other bleed 10.2 7.2 13 
 Liver disease 9.6 10.3 9.8 11.5 
 Renal disease 13.8 13.3 17.5 24.4 
 Heart failure 32.4 36.3 34.6 42.5 
Medications (pharmacy), %     
 Antiplatelet agents 2.6 3.5 4.1 3.1 
 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 27.3 32.6 28 28.8 
 Chemotherapy 21.7 18.1 16.3 23.4 
 Hormonal therapy 13.4 11.5 11.7 12.8 
 Radiation therapy 12.3 10.3 8.1 11.7 
 Other cancer therapy/procedures 65.7 69.7 71.4 64.7 
Type of cancer, %     
 Breast 21.4 20.8 23.4 17.8 
 Lung 12.5 10.4 8.6 13.1 
 Gastrointestinal 10.3 10.7 11.6 13.9 
 Genitourinary 29.0 31.3 29.8 28.7 
 Gyneco-oncological 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.5 
 Hematological 9.6 9.2 8.8 10.1 
 Other 14.6 15.4 15.8 13.9 

Values are mean ± standard deviation or percentage. Gastrointestinal malignancies (stomach, esophagus, colon cancer, rectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, small intestine cancer), genitourinary malignancies (prostate cancer, testicular cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and penile cancer), gyneco-oncological malignancies (cancer of cervix, ovary, and uterus), hematological malignancies (leukemia and lymphomas), and “Other” for any remaining nonmelanoma rare cancers.

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