Clotting activation and impairment of fibrinolysis in malignancy

Abstract Different coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters were investigated in 149 patients with metastatic and non-metastatic tumours and results were compared with those obtained in a healthy population. Results showed a significant increase of thrombin-anti-thrombin complexes, fibrinopeptide A (FPA) and fibrin monomers in the group of patients (p