Enoxaparin vs Aspirin in Patients With Cancer and Ischemic Stroke: The TEACH Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Neurol. 2018 Mar 1;75(3):379-381. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.4211.

Abstract

This randomized clinical trial compares anticoagulation vs antiplatelet therapy in patients with cancer and acute ischemic stroke.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use*
  • Brain Ischemia / complications
  • Enoxaparin / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Pilot Projects
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Stroke / complications
  • Stroke / drug therapy*
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Enoxaparin
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Aspirin