Table 4

Efficacy and safety outcomes of the trials comparing NOACs with conventional therapy for acute VTE treatment

Efficacy outcomeSafety outcomes
Recurrent VTE and VTE-related deathMajor bleedingMajor and CRNB
NOAC, n/N(%)Warfarin, n/N (%)ARR, % (95% CI)NOAC, n/N (%)Warfarin, n/N (%)ARR % (95% CI)NOAC n/N (%)Warfarin, n/N (%)ARR % (95% CI)
Dabigatran15  60/2553 (2.4) 55/2554 (2.2) 0.2 (−0.6, 1.0) 37/2553 (1.4) 51/2554 (2.0) −0.5 (−1.3, 0.2) 136/2553 (5.3) 217/2554 (8.5) −3.2 (−4.6, −1.8) 
Rivaroxaban27  86/4130 (2.1) 95/4131 (2.3) −0.2 (−0.8, 0.4) 40/4130 (1.0) 72/4116 (1.7) −0.8 (−1.3, −0.3) 388/4130 (9.4) 412/4116 (10.0) −0.6 (−1.9, 0.7) 
Apixaban18  59/2609 (2.3) 71/2635 (2.7) −0.4 (−1.3, 0.4) 15/2676 (0.6) 49/2689 (1.8) −1.3 (−1.8, −0.6) 115/2676 (4.3) 261/2689 (9.7) −5.4 (−6.8, −4.1) 
Edoxaban19  130/4118 (3.2) 146/4122 (3.5) −0.4 (−1.2, 0.4) 56/4118 (1.4) 66/4122 (1.6) −0.2 (−0.8, 0.3) 349/4118 (8.5) 423/4112 (10.3) −1.8 (−3.1, −0.6) 
Efficacy outcomeSafety outcomes
Recurrent VTE and VTE-related deathMajor bleedingMajor and CRNB
NOAC, n/N(%)Warfarin, n/N (%)ARR, % (95% CI)NOAC, n/N (%)Warfarin, n/N (%)ARR % (95% CI)NOAC n/N (%)Warfarin, n/N (%)ARR % (95% CI)
Dabigatran15  60/2553 (2.4) 55/2554 (2.2) 0.2 (−0.6, 1.0) 37/2553 (1.4) 51/2554 (2.0) −0.5 (−1.3, 0.2) 136/2553 (5.3) 217/2554 (8.5) −3.2 (−4.6, −1.8) 
Rivaroxaban27  86/4130 (2.1) 95/4131 (2.3) −0.2 (−0.8, 0.4) 40/4130 (1.0) 72/4116 (1.7) −0.8 (−1.3, −0.3) 388/4130 (9.4) 412/4116 (10.0) −0.6 (−1.9, 0.7) 
Apixaban18  59/2609 (2.3) 71/2635 (2.7) −0.4 (−1.3, 0.4) 15/2676 (0.6) 49/2689 (1.8) −1.3 (−1.8, −0.6) 115/2676 (4.3) 261/2689 (9.7) −5.4 (−6.8, −4.1) 
Edoxaban19  130/4118 (3.2) 146/4122 (3.5) −0.4 (−1.2, 0.4) 56/4118 (1.4) 66/4122 (1.6) −0.2 (−0.8, 0.3) 349/4118 (8.5) 423/4112 (10.3) −1.8 (−3.1, −0.6) 

ARR, absolute risk reduction; CRNB, clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding; n/N (%), number of events/number of patients in group (percentage).

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