Table 3.

AUB rates in pediatric studies of rivaroxaban for treatment of VTE

Reference (duration)Study design/populationStudy drug/comparatorNumber of girls, ages 6-17 y*Menorrhagia, n (%)
EINSTEIN-Jr phase II11  (30 d) Single-arm study of children with VTE initially treated with LMWH, VKA, or fondaparinux Rivaroxaban (age and weight based, therapeutic dosing) 19 3 of 19 (15.8%) 
EINSTEIN-Jr phase III12  (3 mo) Randomized (2:1), open-label, parallel group trial in children with acute VTE grouped by age Rivaroxaban (age and weight based, therapeutic dosing) 121 23 of 121 (19.0%) 
Standard anticoagulants (heparin, LMWH, and/or VKA) 70 5 of 70 (7.1%) 
Reference (duration)Study design/populationStudy drug/comparatorNumber of girls, ages 6-17 y*Menorrhagia, n (%)
EINSTEIN-Jr phase II11  (30 d) Single-arm study of children with VTE initially treated with LMWH, VKA, or fondaparinux Rivaroxaban (age and weight based, therapeutic dosing) 19 3 of 19 (15.8%) 
EINSTEIN-Jr phase III12  (3 mo) Randomized (2:1), open-label, parallel group trial in children with acute VTE grouped by age Rivaroxaban (age and weight based, therapeutic dosing) 121 23 of 121 (19.0%) 
Standard anticoagulants (heparin, LMWH, and/or VKA) 70 5 of 70 (7.1%) 
*

Only girls from 6- to 17-year-old age groups are reported here; younger girls are excluded because they would be premenarchal.

No uterine MB or CRNMB in pediatric studies occurred; all bleeding was menorrhagia classified as grade 1-2 (minor bleeding).

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