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How do you manage endocrine therapy in patients on tamoxifen who develop thrombophlebitis but not DVT?

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Medical Oncology · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

In a patient on tamoxifen, the risk of clot extension into the deep system is higher than average. In such scenarios, the recommendation is to use anticoagulation for at least 6 weeks (consider 3 months if no improvement noted at 6 weeks). Tamoxifen should be held for the first 3 weeks, consider res...

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