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IMPEDE-VTE

Estimates venous thromboembolism risk in patients with multiple myeloma starting chemotherapy.

IMPEDE-VTE
Immunomodulatory drug (thalidomide, lenalidomide, or pomalidomide) as part of current therapy
BMI ≥25 kg/m²
Recent pathological pelvic, hip, or femur fracture
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agent
Doxorubicin as part of current therapy
Dexamethasone dose
Asian or Pacific Islander race/ethnicity
History of VTE
Tunneled line or central venous catheter
Current thromboprophylaxis
Result0 points

Low risk of VTE (approximately 3.3 % at 6 months in the derivation cohort).

6-month VTE incidence (derivation cohort)
3.3 %

When to use

  • Assessing VTE risk in patients with multiple myeloma before or during chemotherapy.
  • Selecting patients who may benefit most from pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis.

Formula

Points: IMiD +4, BMI ≥25 +1, recent pelvic/hip/femur fracture +4, erythropoiesis-stimulating agent +1, doxorubicin +3, dexamethasone (low-dose +2 / high-dose +4), Asian/Pacific Islander race −3, prior VTE +5, tunneled line/central venous catheter +2, prophylactic aspirin −3 or therapeutic anticoagulation −4. Risk: ≤3 low, 4-7 intermediate, ≥8 high.

Pearls and pitfalls

  • Outperformed prior IMWG/NCCN qualitative guidance for VTE risk discrimination in the derivation and validation cohorts.
  • A negative total score is possible and simply reflects a low-risk patient (e.g. established therapeutic anticoagulation).

References

  1. Sanfilippo KM, Luo S, Wang TF, et al. Predicting venous thromboembolism in multiple myeloma: development and validation of the IMPEDE VTE score. Am J Hematol. 2019;94(11):1176-1184.