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SUMMARY<br />

1.1 Critique <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> decision problem in <strong>the</strong> manufacturer’s submission<br />

The ERG noted <strong>the</strong> following about <strong>the</strong> manufacturer’s definition <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> decision problem.<br />

Population: <strong>the</strong> population selected was not fully representative <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>deep</strong> <strong>vein</strong> <strong>thrombosis</strong> (DVT)<br />

population. Patients excluded from EINSTEIN-DVT include:<br />

Most patients with high risk <strong>of</strong> bleeding<br />

Patients with creatinine clearance 180 mmHG or diastolic >110 mmHg).<br />

Patients with distal DVT<br />

In addition to <strong>the</strong> above, <strong>the</strong> EINSTEIN-Ext trial:<br />

Only included patients in an inadequately defined group <strong>of</strong> patients “in clinical equipoise”.<br />

Included patients with both DVT <strong>and</strong> pulmonary embolism (PE) index events. The ERG<br />

requested data from DVT patients only, which was provided by <strong>the</strong> manufacturer.<br />

Intervention: <strong>the</strong> intervention matches <strong>the</strong> intervention described in <strong>the</strong> final scope except in that:<br />

Patients with creatinine clearance

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