[Platelet activation in lung cancer].

During primary hemostasis the platelets aggregate to form the platelet thrombus. ADP and thrombin generated by coagulation are the main agonists in platelet aggregation. In a previous study we were able to show that patients with lung cancer had hypercoagulability, hyperfibrinogemia (≥ 6.

[Activation of coagulation in patients with lung cancer].

Unlabelled: The aim of this study is to evaluate the anomalies of coagulation (by assaying the factor VIII, fibrinogen, D-dimer and resistance to activated protein C) in patients with lung cancer.

Methods: 101 patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer before treatment and 72 control blood donors were included in the study after informed consent. All coagulation tests were performed on Stago STA-Compact.