coumarin/neoplasms

Testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) is "a clinical and biochemical syndrome associated with advancing age and characterized by symptoms of a deficiency in serum testosterone levels". TDS can cause a significant decrease in quality of life and has many adverse effects on multiple organs in terms

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. 1 The risk of VTE is increased several-fold in patients with cancer with incidences ranging between 4% and 20%. 2 Treatment of VTE

Scientific background. The increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer has long been recognized (1). Since first described by Trousseau in 1865, many aspects of this complex relationship are still obscure (2). Cancer patients have an increased risk for developing thrombosis. Similarly,

Background Information: Capecitabine is an orally administered systemic prodrug of 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine which is converted to 5-fluorouracil. Capecitabine is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and then hydrolyzed in the liver. Capecitabine has been studied in the treatment of