Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Apixaban for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Open Blinded End-Point (Probe) Study
Brief Summary: Apixaban for the treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer: a prospective randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) study


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients diagnosed as gastric cancer
* Elective and curative under general anesthesia
* ECOG score 0-2
* ASA score 3 or less than 3
* Informed consents

Exclusion Criteria:

* 2nd primary cancer
* VTE history within one year
* Anticoagulation history
* Allergic to heparin
* Pregnancy or expected pregnancy
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Consecutive patients with a newly diagnosed, objectively confirmed: symptomatic or unsuspected, proximal lower-limb DVT or symptomatic PE or unsuspected PE in a segmental or more proximal pulmonary artery;
* Any type of cancer (other than basal-cell or squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin, primary brain tumor or intracerebral metastasis and acute leukemia);
* Signed and dated informed consent of the patient, available before the start of any specific trial procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

* age \<18 years;
* ECOG Performance Status III or IV;
* life expectancy of less than 6 months;

Related to anticoagulant treatment:

* administration of therapeutic doses of LMWH, fondaparinux, or unfractionated heparin (UFH) for more than 72 hours before randomization;
* 3 or more doses of a vitamin K antagonist before randomization;
* thrombectomy, vena cava filter insertion, or thrombolysis used to manage the index episode;
* indication for anticoagulant treatment for a disease other than the index VTE episode;

Related to bleeding risk:

* thienopyridine therapy (clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor) or aspirin over 165 mg daily or dual antiplatelet therapy;
* active bleeding or a high risk of bleeding contraindicating anticoagulant treatment;
* recent (in the last 1 month prior to randomization) brain, spinal or ophthalmic surgery
* hemoglobin level lower than 8 g/dL (5.0 mmol/L) or platelet count \<75x10\^9/L or history of heparin induced thrombocytopenia;
* creatinine clearance \< 30 ml /min based on the Cockcroft Gault equation;
* acute hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, liver cirrhosis; or an alanine aminotransferase level 3 times or more and/or bilirubin level 2 times or more higher the upper limit of the normal range;
* uncontrolled hypertension (systolic BP\> 180 mmHg or diastolic BP \> 100 mmHg despite antihypertensive treatment);
* concomitant use of strong inhibitors or inducers of both cytochrome P-450 3A4 and P-Glycoprotein;

Standard criteria:

* bacterial endocarditis;
* hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients of study drug;
* patients participation in other pharmaco therapeutic program with an experimental therapy that is known to effect the coagulation system;
* childbearing potential without proper contraceptive measures, pregnancy, or breast feeding;
* any condition that as judged by the Investigator would place the subject at increased risk of harm if he/she participated in the study.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Hospitalized medical patients 70 years of age or older
2. Acute medical illness with significant decrease in mobility expected for at least 4 days (patient bedridden or only able to walk short distances)
3. written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. immobilization longer than 3 days prior to randomization
2. prior major surgery, trauma or invasive procedure within the last 4 weeks including any injuries or operation of central nervous system
3. expected major surgical or invasive procedure within the next 3 weeks after randomization
4. LMWH/heparin administration longer than 48 hours in the 5 days prior to randomization
5. immobilization due to cast or fracture
6. indication for anticoagulatory or thrombolytic therapy
7. acute symptomatic DVT / PE
8. known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or drugs with similar chemical structures
9. Acute or history of heparin induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT II)

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Men and women ≥ 18 years of age
* Clinical diagnosis of DVT or PE

Exclusion Criteria:

* Contraindications for enoxaparin or warfarin
* Active bleeding or high risk for serious bleeding
* Short life expectancy
* Uncontrolled high blood pressure
* Significantly impaired kidney or liver function

Answer: B