Gender and Outcomes following Guided De-Escalation of Antiplatelet Treatment in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: The TROPICAL-ACS Gender Substudy

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (09) ◽  
pp. 1527-1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Gross ◽  
Danny Kupka ◽  
Dietmar Trenk ◽  
Tobias Geisler ◽  
Martin Hadamitzky ◽  
...  

Objectives This prespecified analysis of the TROPICAL-ACS trial aimed to assess the impact of gender on clinical outcomes and platelet reactivity (PR) following guided de-escalation of dual antiplatelet treatment (DAPT) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Background Guided de-escalation of DAPT was recently identified as an effective alternative treatment strategy in ACS. Methods We used Cox proportional hazards models and linear regression analysis to assess the interaction of gender with clinical endpoints and PR. Results In both male (n = 2,052) and female (n = 558) patients, the 1-year incidence of the primary endpoint did not differ in guided de-escalation versus control group patients (male: 7.0% vs. 9.0%; hazard ratio [HR], 0.78, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.57–1.06, p = 0.11; female: 8.4% vs. 9.2%; HR, 0.92, 95% CI, 0.53–1.62, p = 0.76, p int = 0.60). The 1-year incidence of combined ischemic events (male: 2.5% vs. 3.3%; HR, 0.76, 95% CI, 0.46–1.26, p = 0.29; female: 2.2% vs. 2.8%; HR, 0.78,95% CI, 0.27–2.25, p = 0.65, p int = 0.96) as well as Bleeding Academic Research Consortium ≥ 2 bleeding (male: 4.6% vs. 6.0%; HR, 0.77, 95% CI, 0.52–1.12, p = 0.17; female: 6.2% vs. 6.4%; HR, 0.99, 95% CI, 0.51–1.92, p = 0.97, p int = 0.51) was similar in the guided de-escalation versus control group for both male and female patients. Interaction testing revealed no significant impact of gender on PR levels (prasugrel or clopidogrel) across treatment groups (p int = 0.72). Conclusion Guided de-escalation of DAPT appears to be equally safe and effective in women and men. Especially in patients with increased bleeding risk and independent from gender, a guided DAPT de-escalation strategy may be used as an alternative treatment strategy. Clinical Trial Registration URL: https//www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique Identifier: NCT: 01959451.

2018 ◽  
Vol 118 (09) ◽  
pp. 1656-1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Gross ◽  
Dietmar Trenk ◽  
Claudius Jacobshagen ◽  
Anne Krieg ◽  
Meinrad Gawaz ◽  
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Background Phenotype-guided de-escalation (PGDE) of P2Y12-inhibitor treatment with an early switch from prasugrel to clopidogrel was identified as an effective alternative treatment strategy in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The Testing Responsiveness to Platelet Inhibition on Chronic Antiplatelet Treatment for Acute Coronary Syndromes (TROPICAL-ACS) Genotyping Substudy aimed to investigate whether CYP2C19 genotypes correlate with on-treatment platelet reactivity (PR) in ACS patients treated with clopidogrel or prasugrel and thus might be useful for guidance of early de-escalation of anti-platelet treatment. Methods and Results A total of 603 ACS consecutive patients were enrolled in four centres (23.1% of the overall TROPICAL-ACS population). Rapid genotyping (Spartan RX) for CYP2C19*2, *3 and *17 alleles was performed. Associations between PR and the primary and secondary endpoints of the TROPICAL-ACS trial and CYP2C19*2 and CYP2C19*17 carrier status were evaluated.For the PGDE group, the on-clopidogrel PR significantly differed across CYP2C19*2 (p < 0.001) and CYP2C19*17 genotypes (p = 0.05). Control group patients were not related (p = 0.90, p = 0.74) to on-prasugrel PR. For high PR versus non-high PR patients within the PGDE group, significant differences were observed for the rate of CYP2C19*2 allele carriers (43% vs. 28%, p = 0.007). Conclusion CYP2C19*2 and CYP2C19*17 carrier status correlates with PR in ACS patients treated with clopidogrel and thus might be useful for pre-selecting patients who will and who may not be suitable for PGDE of anti-platelet treatment. Regarding phenotype-guided treatment, we did not observe added benefit of genotyping to predict ischaemic and bleeding risk in patients who underwent a PGDE approach. Clinical Trial Registration URL: https//www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique Identifier: NCT: 01959451.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 372-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Orban ◽  
Dietmar Trenk ◽  
Tobias Geisler ◽  
Johannes Rieber ◽  
Martin Hadamitzky ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims Prior analyses disclosed variations in antiplatelet drug response and clinical outcomes between smokers and non-smokers, thus the safety and efficacy of any dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) de-escalation strategy may differ in relation to smoking status. Hence, we assessed the impact of smoking on clinical outcomes and adenosine diphosphate-induced platelet aggregation following guided de-escalation of DAPT in invasively managed acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Methods and results The multicentre TROPICAL-ACS trial randomized 2610 biomarker-positive ACS patients 1:1 to standard treatment with prasugrel for 12 months (control group) or a platelet function testing guided de-escalation of DAPT. Current smokers (n = 1182) showed comparable event rates between study groups [6.6% vs. 6.6%; hazard ratio (HR) 1.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.64–1.56, P &gt; 0.99]. In non-smokers (n = 1428), a guided DAPT de-escalation was associated with a lower 1-year incidence of the primary endpoint [cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or bleeding ≥ Grade 2 according to Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) criteria] compared with control group patients (7.9% vs. 11.0%; HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.50–0.99, P = 0.048). This reduction was mainly driven by a lower rate of BARC ≥ Grade 2 bleedings (5.2% vs. 7.7%; HR 0.68, 95% CI 0.45–1.03, P = 0.066). There was no significant interaction of smoking status with treatment effects of guided DAPT de-escalation (Pint = 0.23). Adenosine diphosphate-induced platelet aggregation values were higher in current smokers [median 28 U, interquartile range (IQR: 20–40)] vs. non-smoker [median 24 U (16–25), P &lt; 0.0001] in the control group and in current smokers [median 42 U, IQR (27–68)] vs. non-smoker [median 37 U, IQR (25–55), P &lt; 0.001] in the monitoring group. Conclusion Guided DAPT de-escalation appears to be equally safe and effective in smokers and non-smokers. Regardless of smoking status and especially for those patients deemed unsuitable for 1 year of potent platelet inhibition this DAPT strategy might be used as an alternative antiplatelet treatment regimen.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (24) ◽  
pp. 1942-1951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dániel Aradi ◽  
Lisa Gross ◽  
Dietmar Trenk ◽  
Tobias Geisler ◽  
Béla Merkely ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims The value of platelet function testing (PFT) in predicting clinical outcomes and guiding P2Y12-inhibitor treatment is uncertain. In a pre-specified sub-study of the TROPICAL-ACS trial, we assessed ischaemic and bleeding risks according to high platelet reactivity (HPR) and low platelet reactivity (LPR) to ADP in patients receiving uniform prasugrel vs. PFT-guided clopidogrel or prasugrel. Methods and results Acute coronary syndrome patients with PFT done 14 days after hospital discharge were included with prior randomization to uniform prasugrel for 12 months (control group, no treatment modification) vs. early de-escalation from prasugrel to clopidogrel and PFT-guided maintenance treatment (HPR: switch-back to prasugrel, non-HPR: clopidogrel). The composite ischaemic endpoint included cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke, while key safety outcome was Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) 2–5 bleeding, from PFT until 12 months. We identified 2527 patients with PFT results available: 1266 were randomized to the guided and 1261 to the control group. Before treatment adjustment, HPR was more prevalent in the guided group (40% vs. 15%), while LPR was more common in control patients (27% vs. 11%). Compared to control patients without HPR on prasugrel (n = 1073), similar outcomes were observed in guided patients kept on clopidogrel [n = 755, hazard ratio (HR): 1.06 (0.57–1.95), P = 0.86] and also in patients with HPR on clopidogrel switched to prasugrel [n = 511, HR: 0.96 (0.47–1.96), P = 0.91]. In contrast, HPR on prasugrel was associated with a higher risk for ischaemic events in control patients [n = 188, HR: 2.16 (1.01–4.65), P = 0.049]. Low platelet reactivity was an independent predictor of bleeding [HR: 1.74 (1.18–2.56), P = 0.005], without interaction (Pint = 0.76) between study groups. Conclusion Based on this substudy of a randomized trial, selecting prasugrel or clopidogrel based on PFT resulted in similar ischaemic outcomes as uniform prasugrel therapy without HPR. Although infrequent, HPR on prasugrel was associated with increased risk of ischaemic events. Low platelet reactivity was a strong and independent predictor of bleeding both on prasugrel and clopidogrel.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C Gomez Polo ◽  
D Vivas Balcones ◽  
A.L Marcano Fernandez ◽  
J Playan Escribano ◽  
L.M Lugo Gavidia ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Several pharmacodynamic studies have shown the impact of smoking habit on platelet reactivity; with a reduction on platelet aggregation. Wether this inhibition in platelet reactivity is due to tobacco effects in platelet signaling pathways or due to a pharmacodynamic interaction with antiplatelet therapies is not well stablished. Purpose Our aim was to study the influence of smoking habit in platelet reactivity and in the response to P2Y12 inhibitors. Methods Patients admitted in four tertiary care hospitals due to an acute coronary syndrome that undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were consecutively and prospectively recruited. All the patients received dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor following current European Guidelines. Platelet function was assessed at day 1 and day 30 post-PCI by VerifyNow P2Y12, VASP (Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein) y MEA (Multiple electrode aggregometry). Results A total of 1000 patients were enrolled, of whom 12 had to be excluded due to inaccurate processing of blood samples. 372 patients (37,6%) had smoking habit. Non-smoking patients showed higher prevalence of high blood pressure [423 (68.7%) vs 196 (52.7%)] and diabetes mellitus [213 (34.6%) vs 81 (21.8%)]. Smoking patients were younger [57.3 (9,6) years old vs 68.4 (11.1)], with higher incidence of acute coronary syndrome with ST segment elevation [184 patients (49,5%) vs 241 (39.1%), p&lt;0,001]. There were no differences in platelet function at day 1. When analysing platelet function 30 days post-PCI, a lower inhibition of platelet reactivity in non-smoking patients as compared with smoking patients was observed in those treated with clopidogrel, with higher prevalence of clopidogrel-resistance in non-smoking patients (VerifyNow, 51,2% prevalence of high platelet reactivity in non-smoking patients vs 34,9% 30 days after PCI, p=0,023). On the other hand, smoking patients that received ticagrelor did not show any differences. Patients with smoking habit treated with prasugrel showed a lower response of borderline statistical significance. Conclusion Smoking habit was associated with a lower response to prasugrel of borderline significance, and with higher response to clopidogrel, according with previous studies suggesting a pharmacodynamics interaction between tobacco use and P2Y12 inhibitors. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (FIS)


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Rizas ◽  
S Farhan ◽  
Z Huczek ◽  
B Merkely ◽  
R Hein-Rothweiler ◽  
...  

Abstract Background A de-escalation of P2Y12-inhibitor treatment guided by platelet function testing (PFT) has been identified as a safe and alternative treatment strategy in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, no specific data are available on the efficacy of such strategy in patients with high atherothrombotic risk (ATR). Purpose To investigate the safety and efficacy of guided de-escalation of P2Y12-inhibitor treatment in patients with low- vs. high-ATR. Methods The TROPICAL-ACS trial randomized 2,610 biomarker-positive ACS patients 1:1 to either conventional treatment with prasugrel for 12 months (control group) or to a PFT guided de-escalation treatment strategy (guided de-escalation group). The primary endpoint was defined as the composite of cardiovascular mortality (CVM), myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and clinically overt bleeding (bleeding ≥ grade 2 according to the BARC criteria). The ischemic endpoint was defined as the composite of CVM, MI or stroke. We used semi-parametric Cox regression analysis and interaction testing to assess the effect of low- vs. high-ATR on the primary and ischemic endpoints. High-ATR was defined as one of the following: (i) age ≥65 years or (ii) age <65 and either history of peripheral artery disease or at least two of the following risk-factors: diabetes mellitus, current smoking or renal dysfunction. Results Patients with high- (n=990) versus low-ATR (n=1,620) exhibited a higher risk for the primary endpoint (11.0% vs. 6.7%; HR 1.67; 95% CI 1.28–2.18; p<0.001). Guided de-escalation was non-inferior to conventional treatment for the primary endpoint in both patients with high- (10.5% vs. 11.5%; pnon-inferiority = 0.029; Figure 1A) and low-ATR (5.6% vs. 7.7%; pnon-inferiority=0.001; Figure 1B). Moreover, there was no significant interaction in the prognostic value of guided de-escalation between high- and low-ATR groups for both the primary (HR 0.90 [0.61–1.32]; p=0.586 in patients with high-ART vs. 0.71 [0.48–1.04; p=0.082 in patients with low-ATR; pinteraction= 0.394) and combined ischemic endpoints (HR 0.83 [0.44–1.56]; p=0.567 in patients with high-ATR vs. 0.68 [0.35–1.34]; p=0.262 in patients with low-ATR; pinteraction =0.666). Kaplan-Meier curves Conclusion A guided DAPT de-escalation strategy appears to be safe and effective in ACS patients regardless of the atherothrombotic risk. Further studies are needed for refining antiplatelet treatment strategies in ACS patients with varying levels of atherothrombotic risk. Acknowledgement/Funding Klinikum der Universität München, Roche Diagnostics, Eli Lilly, and Daiichi Sankyo.


2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (04) ◽  
pp. 660-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Freynhofer ◽  
Ralph Hein-Rothweiler ◽  
Paul Haller ◽  
Daniel Aradi ◽  
Döme Dézsi ◽  
...  

AbstractLong-term evidence supports a clustering of cardiovascular events in the early morning and smaller mechanistic studies in aspirin-treated patients have shown increased platelet reactivity at the end of the dosing interval. Comparative pharmacodynamic analyses for different adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor inhibitors in percutaneous coronary intervention-treated acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are lacking and this pre-specified analysis from the randomized Testing Responsiveness To Platelet Inhibition On Chronic Antiplatelet Treatment For Acute Coronary Syndromes (TROPICAL-ACS) trial aimed for the first time at investigating diurnal variability of on-treatment platelet reactivity in clopidogrel versus prasugrel treated patients. TROPICAL-ACS randomized 2,610 ACS patients to either treatment with prasugrel (control group) or to a platelet function testing-guided de-escalation of anti-platelet treatment with a switch to clopidogrel (guided de-escalation group). This study design enabled a diurnal comparison of on-prasugrel versus on-clopidogrel treatment platelet reactivity under steady-state conditions. For 2,526 patients (97%), both the exact time of blood sampling and the ADP-induced platelet aggregation value (in units, Multiplate analyser) were available. Platelet reactivity in patients on clopidogrel (n = 1,265) was higher and subject to significant diurnal variability (p = 0.019) with a peaking of platelet reactivity in the early morning (5–10 a.m.). In prasugrel-treated patients (n = 1,261), there was no sign for diurnal variability (p = 0.174) or a peaking of platelet reactivity in the morning. The potent ADP receptor inhibitor prasugrel is not subject to diurnal variability while we observed a significant diurnal variability of on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity. The clinical impact of this observation may differ for patients with and without an adequate response to clopidogrel treatment and the issue of diurnal variability of platelet reactivity in ACS patients warrants further investigation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Kuroda ◽  
S Gentaro ◽  
K Kawamura ◽  
T Ono ◽  
K Tokioka ◽  
...  

Abstract Background/Introduction Although high platelet reactivity (HPR) seems to be associated with adverse cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the relationship between post-procedure HPR with prasugrel loading and clinical outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is still unclear. Moreover, factors contributing to HPR in ACS with prasugrel loading are also unknown. Purpose This study aimed to assess the impact of post-procedure HPR with prasugrel loading on clinical outcomes in ACS during hospitalization, as well as to define appropriate cut-off values and identify factors contributing to HPR. Methods We performed a single-centre, retrospective observational study that enrolled 132 patients who underwent emergent PCI for ACS with prasugrel loading. The P2Y12 reaction unit (PRU) value was measured immediately after PCI with the VerifyNowR System. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE, defined as the composite of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, ventricular arrhythmia needing defibrillation). Results Mean patient age (standard deviation) was 70.7 (±12.5) years, 76% were male, and average time from prasugrel intake to PRU calculation was 101 (±48.8) min. During a mean hospital stay of 15.4 (±8.0) days, there were 22 (16%) MACE events and 6 (4%) deaths. The post-procedure PRU value was 241±66. HPR was significantly higher in MACE group than non-MACE group [287 (±55) vs 232 (±64), p<0.001]. The ROC curve analysis of PRU for discriminating significant in-hospital MACE showed a cut off value of 293 (sensitivity: 64%, specificity: 84% [AUC=0.764, p<0.0001]). Thus, 33 patients (25%) were found to have HPR (PRU>293) immediately after emergent PCI. Kaplan-Meier curve analysis showed MACE events occurred more frequently in the HPR group than in the non-HPR group (42% vs 8%, log rank p<0.001). Multiple Cox regression analysis showed that peak creatine phosphokinase >3,000 U/L and HPR were independent predictors of MACE in patients with ACS who underwent PCI (OR 4.96, 95% CI 1.86–13.26, p=0.001, and OR 7.52, 95% CI 2.73–20.7, p<0.0001, respectively). HPR was significantly correlated with age, female sex, and reference lumen short diameter (pre-dilation) used in PCI. Conclusion HPR was significantly associated with adverse event during hospitalization in ACS patients. Female patients with large culprit lesion diameter were more likely to have HPR. Appropriate cut-off value of HPR in this study was 293. HPR in early-phase of ACS with prasugrel loading is a useful predictor of adverse events during hospitalization.


2014 ◽  
Vol 112 (08) ◽  
pp. 311-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge F. Saucedo ◽  
Tracy E. Cardillo ◽  
Joseph A. Jakubowski ◽  
Carsten Henneges ◽  
Mark B. Effron ◽  
...  

SummaryHigh on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) has been identified as an independent risk factor for ischaemic events. The randomised, doubleblind, TRIPLET trial included a pre-defined comparison of HPR in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following a placebo/600-mg clopidogrel loading dose (LD) immediately before a subsequent prasugrel 60-mg or 30-mg LD. Platelet reactivity was assessed using the VerifyNow® P2Y12 assay (P2Y12 Reaction Units, PRU) within 24 hours (h) following the placebo/clopidogrel LD (immediately prior to prasugrel LD), and at 2, 6, 24, 72 h following prasugrel LDs. The impact of CYP2C19 predicted metaboliser phenotype (extensive metaboliser [EM] and reduced metabolisers [RM]) on HPR status was also assessed. HPR (PRU ≥240) following the clopidogrel LD (prior to the prasugrel LD) was 58.5% in the combined clopidogrel LD groups. No significant difference was noted when stratified by time between the clopidogrel and prasugrel LDs (≤6 hs vs >6 h). At 6 h following the 2nd loading dose in the combined prasugrel LD groups, HPR was 7.1%, with 0% HPR by 72 h. There was no significant effect of CYP2C19 genotype on pharmacodynamic (PD) response following either prasugrel LD treatments at any time point, regardless of whether it was preceded by a clopidogrel 600-mg LD. In conclusion, in this study, patients with ACS intended for PCI showed a high prevalence of HPR after clopidogrel 600-mg LD regardless of metaboliser status. When prasugrel LD was added, HPR decreased substantially by 6 h, and was not seen by 72 h.


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