Table 1

Studies evaluating the association between TF-positive MPs and VTE in patients with cancer

StudyMethodPatientsTime of follow-upAssociation between MP TF and VTE?
Retrospective     
 Tesselaar, 200758  MP TF activity assay 7 late stage pancreatic and breast cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
33 late stage pancreatic and breast cancer patients without VTE 
 Zwicker, 200966  Impedance-based flow cytometry 30 cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
60 case-matched cancer patients without VTE 
 Tesselaar, 200991  MP TF activity assay 51 cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
49 case-matched cancer patients without VTE 
 Manly, 201093  MP TF activity 53 cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
13 cancer patients without VTE 
 Campello, 201163  Flow cytometry 30 cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
30 case-matched cancer patients without VTE 
Prospective     
 Khorana, 200856  MP TF activity 2 pancreatic cancer patients who develop VTE Every 4 wk for 20 wk Yes 
TF enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 8 pancreatic cancer patients without VTE 
 Zwicker, 200966  Impedance-based flow cytometry 4 cancer patients who develop VTE 1 y Yes 
56 cancer patients without VTE 
 Bharthuar, 201097  MP TF activity 52 Pancreaticobiliary cancer patients who develop VTE 6 mo Yes 
65 Pancreaticobiliary cancer patients without VTE 
 Auwerda, 201194  MP TF activity 15 multiple myeloma patients undergoing chemotherapy with VTE Not specified No 
107 multiple myeloma patients undergoing chemotherapy without VTE 
 Van Doormaal, 201264  MP TF activityMP-dependent fibrin generation flow cytometryTF enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 5 cancer patients who develop VTE (3 pancreatic)38 cancer patients without VTE (10 pancreatic) 6 mo Yes by functional assayNo by antigen assay 
 Thaler, 201260  MP TF activity 49 cancer patients who develop VTE (12 pancreatic) 2 y No 
299 cancer patients without VTE (48 pancreatic) 
 Sartori, 201381  Flow cytometry 11 glioblastoma patients who develop VTE 7 mo Yes 
50 glioblastoma patients without VTE 
StudyMethodPatientsTime of follow-upAssociation between MP TF and VTE?
Retrospective     
 Tesselaar, 200758  MP TF activity assay 7 late stage pancreatic and breast cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
33 late stage pancreatic and breast cancer patients without VTE 
 Zwicker, 200966  Impedance-based flow cytometry 30 cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
60 case-matched cancer patients without VTE 
 Tesselaar, 200991  MP TF activity assay 51 cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
49 case-matched cancer patients without VTE 
 Manly, 201093  MP TF activity 53 cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
13 cancer patients without VTE 
 Campello, 201163  Flow cytometry 30 cancer patients with VTE n/a Yes 
30 case-matched cancer patients without VTE 
Prospective     
 Khorana, 200856  MP TF activity 2 pancreatic cancer patients who develop VTE Every 4 wk for 20 wk Yes 
TF enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 8 pancreatic cancer patients without VTE 
 Zwicker, 200966  Impedance-based flow cytometry 4 cancer patients who develop VTE 1 y Yes 
56 cancer patients without VTE 
 Bharthuar, 201097  MP TF activity 52 Pancreaticobiliary cancer patients who develop VTE 6 mo Yes 
65 Pancreaticobiliary cancer patients without VTE 
 Auwerda, 201194  MP TF activity 15 multiple myeloma patients undergoing chemotherapy with VTE Not specified No 
107 multiple myeloma patients undergoing chemotherapy without VTE 
 Van Doormaal, 201264  MP TF activityMP-dependent fibrin generation flow cytometryTF enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 5 cancer patients who develop VTE (3 pancreatic)38 cancer patients without VTE (10 pancreatic) 6 mo Yes by functional assayNo by antigen assay 
 Thaler, 201260  MP TF activity 49 cancer patients who develop VTE (12 pancreatic) 2 y No 
299 cancer patients without VTE (48 pancreatic) 
 Sartori, 201381  Flow cytometry 11 glioblastoma patients who develop VTE 7 mo Yes 
50 glioblastoma patients without VTE 

n/a, not applicable.