![CASSINI Trial publishes data on preventing blood clots in cancer patients](/admin/resources/earl-careers-branding-w720h420.png)
The first clinical study investigating the use of the direct oral anticoagulant, rivaroxaban, to prevent blood clots in patients with cancer at high-risk published in the New England Journal of Medicine.The study found no significant reduction in venous thromboembolism or death in the overall 180-day trial period; however, the researchers did observe a lower incidence of these events while patients were actively on the study drug, or during the on-treatment period. Read more.