Commentary


Further results of the FRAGMATIC trial of thromboprophylaxis in lung cancer

Fergus Macbeth, Ben Carter, Simon Nobl Noble, Kerenza Hood

Abstract

The FRAGMATIC trial was a multi-centre, open-label study comparing the addition of a primary prophylactic daily dose of the low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), dalteparin, for 24 weeks to standard treatment in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients of any stage or histology (1).

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