Comparative effect on platelet function of a fixed-dose aspirin and clopidogrel combination versus separate formulations in patients with coronary artery disease: A phase IV, multicenter, prospective, 4-week non-inferiority trial

Autor: Cheol Ung Choi, Jun Kwan, Kyung Tae Jung, Dong-Soo Kim, Taehoon Ahn, Woong Gil Choi, Kook Jin Chun, Kwang Soo Cha, Young Dae Kim, Tae Ik Kim, Deok Kyu Cho, Tae Joon Cha, Yong Mo Yang, Jang Ho Bae, Byung Soo Kim, Dong Woon Kim, Wook Bum Pyun, Doo Il Kim, Bum-Kee Hong, Pyung Chun Oh, Dong Woon Jeon
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: International Journal of Cardiology. 202:331-335
ISSN: 0167-5273
Popis: Background/objectives The effect of aspirin and clopidogrel in a fixed-dose combination (FDC) on platelet function was compared with separate formulations in patients that had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stent (DES). Methods This was a phase IV, prospective, multicenter, single-arm, non-inferiority study. Patients that had taken aspirin 100mg and clopidogrel 75mg once daily as separate formulations for >6months after PCI with DES were enrolled, and then switched to an aspirin/clopidogrel FDC once-daily for 4weeks. Platelet reactivity was determined using the VerifyNow® P2Y12 assay at baseline (immediately prior to switching) and 4weeks later. Results A total of 648 patients (the full-analysis population; age, 63.6±9.0years; male, 76.5%) finished the study, and 565 (the per-protocol population) completed without protocol violations. In the per-protocol population, the % inhibitions of P2Y12 and ARU were not significantly different between baseline and after 4weeks of FDC treatment (29.2±20.0% to 29.0±19.9%, P=0.708; 445.1±69.2 to 446.2±63.0, P=0.799, respectively) and the difference in P2Y12 inhibition observed did not exceed the predetermined limit of non-inferiority (95% CI, −0.9 to 1.3). In the full-analysis population, the % inhibitions of P2Y12, PRU, and ARU were not significantly changed after 4weeks of FDC treatment. Conclusions This study demonstrates that the efficacy of platelet inhibition by an aspirin/clopidogrel FDC was not inferior to that of separate aspirin and clopidogrel formulations in patients that had undergone PCI with DES.
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