Materials and Methods DOACs targeting thrombin (dabigatran etexilate [DABE]) or factor Xa (rivaroxaban [RVX] and edoxaban [EDX]) were orally administered daily to male BALB/c mice inoculated with Colon26 cells, followed by analyses of tumor growth and plasma levels of coagulation- and tumor-related factors such as tissue factor (TF), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2). The gene discussed is F3; the disease is neoplasm.