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How do you manage patients on atezolizumab/bevacizumab with advanced HCC who develop arterial thrombosis?

Do you continue atezolizumab alone? Would you avoid anticoagulation?
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How do you manage patients on atezolizumab/bevacizumab with advanced HCC who develop arterial thrombosis?

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Medical Oncology · Keck School of Medicine of USC
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Arterial thrombosis such as coronary artery events or CVAs is an indication to discontinue bevacizumab. Patients with arterial thrombotic events within the past 6 months should not be treated with bevacizumab; events older than 6 months do not represent a contraindication, especially if the patient ...

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Medical Oncology · The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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I would stop bevacizumab if there is arterial thrombosis and start anticoagulation, continue single-agent atezolizumab. Would not stop the bevacizumab for portal vein thrombosis as it is most of the time a tumor thrombus.

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Medical Oncology · Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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Arterial, I think, would require us to stop the bevacizumab. Portal vein thrombus is common with HCC and it would not concern me. Arterial clots are more serious. I would continue atezolizumab alone.

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Medical Oncology · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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I would stop bevacizumab and initiate anticoagulation. I would continue single-agent atezolizumab.

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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Since HCC patients are already prone to developing bland thrombosis, this is not a contraindication to start therapy in patients with existing bland thrombosis and clinical discretion will guide anticoagulation therapy. However, if patients develop bland thrombosis while on therapy, most likely this...

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Medical Oncology · Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois
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Start anticoagulation.

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