Acute ischaemic stroke in active cancer versus non-cancer patients : stroke characteristics, mechanisms and clinical outcomes

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Demographics, clinical characteristics, stroke mechanisms and long-term outcomes were compared between acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) patients with active cancer (AC) versus non-cancer patients.

METHODS: Using data from 2003 to 2021 in the Acute STroke Registry and Analysis of Lausanne, a retrospective cohort study was performed comparing patients with AC, including previously known and newly diagnosed cancers, with non-cancer patients. Patients with inactive cancer were excluded. Outcomes were the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 3 months, death and cerebrovascular recurrences at 12 months before and after propensity score matching.

RESULTS: Amongst 6686 patients with AIS, 1065 (15.9%) had a history of cancer. After excluding 700 (10.4%) patients with inactive cancer, there were 365 (5.5%) patients with AC and 5621 (84%) non-cancer AIS patients. Amongst AC patients, 154 (42.2%) strokes were classified as cancer related. In multivariable analysis, patients with AC were older (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00-1.03), had fewer vascular risk factors and were 48% less likely to receive reperfusion therapies (aOR 0.52, 95% CI 0.35-0.76). Three-month mRS scores were not different in AC patients (aOR 2.18, 95% CI 0.96-5.00). At 12 months, death (adjusted hazard ratio 1.91, 95% CI 1.50-2.43) and risk of cerebrovascular recurrence (sub-distribution hazard ratio 1.68, 95% CI 1.22-2.31) before and after propensity score matching were higher in AC patients.

CONCLUSIONS: In a large institutional registry spanning nearly two decades, AIS patients with AC had less past cerebrovascular disease but a higher 1-year risk of subsequent death and cerebrovascular recurrence compared to non-cancer patients. Antithrombotic medications at discharge may reduce this risk in AC patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

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European journal of neurology - 31(2024), 4 vom: 01. März, Seite e16200

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Costamagna, Gianluca [VerfasserIn]
Hottinger, Andreas F [VerfasserIn]
Milionis, Haralampos [VerfasserIn]
Salerno, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Strambo, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Livio, Francoise [VerfasserIn]
Navi, Babak B [VerfasserIn]
Michel, Patrik [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antithrombotics
Cancer
Cerebrovascular recurrences
Ischaemic stroke
Journal Article
Mortality

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ene.16200

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NLM367264323