The treatment of venous thrombosis of the upper and lower limbs with "APSAC" (p-anisoylated streptokinase-plasminogen complex).

APSAC, administered by bolus injection, has been used to treat 28 patients: 14 with ilio-femoral venous thrombosis, 6 with "spontaneous" axillary-subclavian thrombosis and eight with superior vena-caval thrombosis associated with parenteral nutrition catheter. Four of the patients with lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT) showed partial lysis whereas the remaining 10 showed no change. Of the patients with upper limb and/or superior caval DVT seven showed complete lysis three showed partial lysis and four showed no benefit. APSAC is an effective treatment of venous thrombosis of the upper limbs.