PLAT and cancer: Additionally, thrombus volume was associated with serum hemoglobin level, initial NIHSS score, history of dyslipidemia, previous stroke or transient ischemic attack, and presence of active cancer (all p < 0.05), whereas it was not correlated with the interval from stroke onset to CT, use of tissue plasminogen activator or prior use of antithrombotic agents, and stroke mechanism.