Comparison of Prasugrel and Clopidogrel in Very Elderly and Non-Elderly Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Summary

The 5-milligram (mg) maintenance dose (MD) of prasugrel in very elderly patients with coronary artery disease produces a pharmacodynamic response within the same therapeutic range as 10-mg MD in non-elderly patients.

Timeline

Start

2010-03

Primary completion

2011-10

Completion

2011-10

Publications

• Erlinge D, Gurbel PA, James S, Lindahl TL, Svensson P, Ten Berg JM, Foley DP, Wagner H, Brown PB, Luo J, Zhou C, Moser BA, Jakubowski JA, Small DS, Winters KJ, Angiolillo DJ. Prasugrel 5 mg in the very elderly attenuates platelet inhibition but maintains noninferiority to prasugrel 10 mg in nonelderly patients: the GENERATIONS trial, a pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic study in stable coronary artery disease patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 13;62(7):577-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.023. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

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