“…Fifteen included studies encompassing 5891 patients reported on the prevalence of VTE in colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy [ 34 , 42 , 44 , 53 , 55 , 59 , 88 , 102 , 106 , 110 , 111 , 118 , 122 , 125 , 126 ]. The meta-analysis revealed a pooled estimated prevalence of 5%, ranging from 3 to 7% (ES 5%; 95% CI 3–7%; z = 8.16; p < 0.001) ( Table 4 and Supplemental SI Figure S4 ).…”