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While the newer oral anticoagulants targeting factor Xa and thrombin have been in clinical use for several years now, they have not made their way into APS treatment till recently. This is mainly due to reports of recurrent thrombosis in such patients when they were switched from Heparin or Warfarin to Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) or Dabigatran (Pradaxa).
With this recent head-to-head study pitting Rivaroxaban against standard-intensity Warfarin showing equivalence, things may be changing. The ease of dosing of Rivaroxaban without need for (or easy access to) titration or monitoring is tempered by the exorbitant cost of the medication. For APS, we’re talking lifetime usage, usually.
Failure of dabigatran and rivaroxaban to prevent thromboembolism in antiphospholipid syndrome: a case series of three patients
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Rivaroxaban versus warfarin to treat patients with thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome, with or without systemic lupus erythematosus (RAPS): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 2/3, non-inferiority trial
ETP for rivaroxaban did not reach the non-inferiority threshold, but as there was no increase in thrombotic risk compared with standard-intensity warfarin, this drug could be an effective and safe alternative in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome and previous venous thromboembolism.
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