Haematologica Reports 2005; 1: issue 9
3rd International Conference on Thrombosis and Hemostasis Issues in Cancer

Preface
Anna Falanga, Benjamin Brenner, Frederick R. Rickles

Session I
Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Thrombosis in Cancer

The scale of the problem
Prins MH

Occult cancer and idiopathic venous thromboembolism
Piccioli A, Prandoni P

Tissue factor-bearing microparticles and cancer-associated thrombosis
Furie B, Zwicker J, LaRocca T , Kos C, Bauer B, Furie BC

Blood-borne tissue factor
Key NS

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor and cancer
Gruel Y , Tollin J , Regina S , Iochmann S, Hube F, Reverdiau P

Session II
Experimental models of clotting/tumor interaction

Tissue factor-PAR2 signaling crosstalk in cancer and angiogenesis
Ruf W

Oncogenic events regulating tissue factor expression
Yu JY, May L, Lhotak V, Milsom C, Li Y, Shahrzad S, Shirasawa S, Weitz JI, Coomber BL, Micelef J, Guha A,
Klement P, Mackman N, Rak JW

Hemostatic factors support metastasis by impeding NK cell-mediated elimination of embolic tumor cells

Degen JL, Massari JV, Talmage KE, La Jeunesse CM, Kombrinck KW, Flick MJ, Palumbo JS

The met oncogene drives a genetic program Linking cancer to haemostasis
Boccaccio C, Comoglio PM

Cytokine GRO-a is pivotal in thrombin-induced angiogenesis
Karpatkin S

Session III
Antithrombotics and fibrinolytics in cancer survival

Low molecular weight heparin and survival in cancer
Kakkar AK

Fibrinolytics, enzyme inhibitors, and cancer survival
Schmitt M, Magdolen V, Mengele K, Reuning U, Foekens J, Diamandis EP, Harbeck N

Vitamin k, warfarin and prothrombin: an alternate pathway to improve cancer survival
Liebman HA

Future perspective of clinical trials of antithrombotics and cancer survival
Er O

Session IV
Endothelium targeting and anticancer therapies

Clinical trials with angiogenesis inhibitors
Giaccone G, van Cruijsen H

Vascular complications of endothelium targeting therapies
Rodeghiero F, Elice F

Commentary on thrombotic and bleeding complications of clinical trials of growth factor inhibitors
Kessler CM

Lymphangiogenesis: a new paradigm for cancer progression and therapy
Alitalo K

Session V
Bleeding and inflammation

Hemorrhage and thrombosis in acute leukemia
Barbui T, Falanga A

Prevention of disseminated intravascular coagulation in cancer
Levi M

Bleeding and thrombosis in childhood cancer
Nowak-Göttl U

The protein C system in inflammation and cancer: a critical role for thrombomodulin
Spronk H, Ten Cate H

Session VI
Glycosaminoglycans, cancer and thrombosis

Heparin effects in metastasis and Trousseau's syndrome: anticoagulation is not the primary mechanism
Stevenson JL, Choi SH, Wahrenbrock M, Varki A, Varki NM

The impact of heparanase on cancer progression
Vlodavsky I, Ilan N, Abboud-Jarrous G, Nadir Y, Brenner B, Naggi A, Pisano C, Casu B

Inhibition of tumor growth by heparins in vivo
Mousa SA

Session VII
Recent advances on prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in cancer

Clinical outcomes in cancer patients with concurrent venous thromboembolism: findings from the RIETE registry
Monreal M , Falgá C , Vilaseca B, Suárez C, Gabriel F, Carles Tolosa C, Montes J

Unresolved problems in venous thromboembolism treatment in cancer
Agnelli A, Verso M

The role of new antithrombotics
Büller HR

Abstracts

Oral Communications

Antithrombotics and Fibrinolytics in Cancer Survival

Endothelium Targeting and Anticancer Therapies

Bleeding and Inflammation

Glycosaminoglycans, Cancer and Thrombosis

Recent Advances on Prevention and Treatment of VTE in Cancer

Posters

Hypercoagulability

Platelet and Proteolytic Enzymes

Epidemiology of Thrombosis

Management of Thrombosis/Bleeding and Systemic Syndromes

Procoagulant Factors of Tumor Cells and Endothelium

Antithrombotics and Cancer


 

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