Value of Abciximab in Patients With AMI Undergoing Primary PCI After Clopidogrel Pretreatment (BRAVE 3)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether abciximab is associated with additional benefit in patients with AMI treated with PCI after high dose clopidogrel loading.

Timeline

Start

2003-06

Primary completion

2008-02

Completion

2008-03

Publications

• Background Weaver WD, Simes RJ, Betriu A, Grines CL, Zijlstra F, Garcia E, Grinfeld L, Gibbons RJ, Ribeiro EE, DeWood MA, Ribichini F. Comparison of primary coronary angioplasty and intravenous thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: a quantitative review. JAMA. 1997 Dec 17;278(23):2093-8.
• Background Vermeer F, Oude Ophuis AJ, vd Berg EJ, Brunninkhuis LG, Werter CJ, Boehmer AG, Lousberg AH, Dassen WR, Bar FW. Prospective randomised comparison between thrombolysis, rescue PTCA, and primary PTCA in patients with extensive myocardial infarction admitted to a hospital without PTCA facilities: a safety and feasibility study. Heart. 1999 Oct;82(4):426-31. doi: 10.1136/hrt.82.4.426.
• Background Neumann FJ, Blasini R, Schmitt C, Alt E, Dirschinger J, Gawaz M, Kastrati A, Schomig A. Effect of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade on recovery of coronary flow and left ventricular function after the placement of coronary-artery stents in acute myocardial infarction. Circulation. 1998 Dec 15;98(24):2695-701. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.98.24.2695.
• Background Muller I, Seyfarth M, Rudiger S, Wolf B, Pogatsa-Murray G, Schomig A, Gawaz M. Effect of a high loading dose of clopidogrel on platelet function in patients undergoing coronary stent placement. Heart. 2001 Jan;85(1):92-3. doi: 10.1136/heart.85.1.92. No abstract available.
• Background Kastrati A, Mehilli J, Schlotterbeck K, Dotzer F, Dirschinger J, Schmitt C, Nekolla SG, Seyfarth M, Martinoff S, Markwardt C, Clermont G, Gerbig HW, Leiss J, Schwaiger M, Schomig A; Bavarian Reperfusion Alternatives Evaluation (BRAVE) Study Investigators. Early administration of reteplase plus abciximab vs abciximab alone in patients with acute myocardial infarction referred for percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2004 Feb 25;291(8):947-54. doi: 10.1001/jama.291.8.947.
• Background Kastrati A, Mehilli J, Schuhlen H, Dirschinger J, Dotzer F, ten Berg JM, Neumann FJ, Bollwein H, Volmer C, Gawaz M, Berger PB, Schomig A; Intracoronary Stenting and Antithrombotic Regimen-Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment Study Investigators. A clinical trial of abciximab in elective percutaneous coronary intervention after pretreatment with clopidogrel. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jan 15;350(3):232-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa031859.
• Background Kastrati A, Mehilli J, Dirschinger J, Schricke U, Neverve J, Pache J, Martinoff S, Neumann FJ, Nekolla S, Blasini R, Seyfarth M, Schwaiger M, Schomig A; Stent versus Thrombolysis for Occluded Coronary Arteries in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (STOPAMI-2) Study. Myocardial salvage after coronary stenting plus abciximab versus fibrinolysis plus abciximab in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2002 Mar 16;359(9310):920-5. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08022-4.
• Results Mehilli J, Kastrati A, Schulz S, Frungel S, Nekolla SG, Moshage W, Dotzer F, Huber K, Pache J, Dirschinger J, Seyfarth M, Martinoff S, Schwaiger M, Schomig A; Bavarian Reperfusion Alternatives Evaluation-3 (BRAVE-3) Study Investigators. Abciximab in patients with acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention after clopidogrel loading: a randomized double-blind trial. Circulation. 2009 Apr 14;119(14):1933-40. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.818617. Epub 2009 Mar 30.
• Schulz S, Birkmeier KA, Ndrepepa G, Moshage W, Dotzer F, Huber K, Dirschinger J, Seyfarth M, Schomig A, Kastrati A, Mehilli J. One-year clinical outcomes with abciximab in acute myocardial infarction: results of the BRAVE-3 randomized trial. Clin Res Cardiol. 2010 Dec;99(12):795-802. doi: 10.1007/s00392-010-0185-z. Epub 2010 Jun 27.

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