Novel Approaches in Preventing and Limiting Events III Trial (NAPLES III): Bivalirudin in High-risk Bleeding Patients

Summary

Bleeding occurring during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI has now emerged as one of the most common complication of PCI and adversely affect in-hospital, short- and long-term outcome.As bivalirudin proved its effectiveness in decreasing haemorrhagic events during PCI, its administration may be advocated in subjects deemed at high risk of bleeding.Objective of the present trial is to compare the safety and effectiveness of procedural use of bivalirudin in comparison to unfractionated heparin (UFH) in patients undergoing PCI deemed at high risk of procedural bleeding.

Timeline

Start

2008-01

Primary completion

2012-12

Completion

2013-12

Publications

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• Background Anand SX, Kim MC, Kamran M, Sharma SK, Kini AS, Fareed J, Hoppensteadt DA, Carbon F, Cavusoglu E, Varon D, Viles-Gonzalez JF, Badimon JJ, Marmur JD. Comparison of platelet function and morphology in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention receiving bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin versus clopidogrel pretreatment and bivalirudin. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Aug 1;100(3):417-24. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.02.106. Epub 2007 Jun 13.
• Background Stone GW, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Peruga JZ, Brodie BR, Dudek D, Kornowski R, Hartmann F, Gersh BJ, Pocock SJ, Dangas G, Wong SC, Kirtane AJ, Parise H, Mehran R; HORIZONS-AMI Trial Investigators. Bivalirudin during primary PCI in acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med. 2008 May 22;358(21):2218-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0708191.
• Background Lincoff AM, Bittl JA, Harrington RA, Feit F, Kleiman NS, Jackman JD, Sarembock IJ, Cohen DJ, Spriggs D, Ebrahimi R, Keren G, Carr J, Cohen EA, Betriu A, Desmet W, Kereiakes DJ, Rutsch W, Wilcox RG, de Feyter PJ, Vahanian A, Topol EJ; REPLACE-2 Investigators. Bivalirudin and provisional glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade compared with heparin and planned glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade during percutaneous coronary intervention: REPLACE-2 randomized trial. JAMA. 2003 Feb 19;289(7):853-63. doi: 10.1001/jama.289.7.853.
• Background Stone GW, Ware JH, Bertrand ME, Lincoff AM, Moses JW, Ohman EM, White HD, Feit F, Colombo A, McLaurin BT, Cox DA, Manoukian SV, Fahy M, Clayton TC, Mehran R, Pocock SJ; ACUITY Investigators. Antithrombotic strategies in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing early invasive management: one-year results from the ACUITY trial. JAMA. 2007 Dec 5;298(21):2497-506. doi: 10.1001/jama.298.21.2497.
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• Background Manoukian SV, Feit F, Mehran R, Voeltz MD, Ebrahimi R, Hamon M, Dangas GD, Lincoff AM, White HD, Moses JW, King SB 3rd, Ohman EM, Stone GW. Impact of major bleeding on 30-day mortality and clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes: an analysis from the ACUITY Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Mar 27;49(12):1362-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.02.027. Epub 2007 Mar 9.
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• Background Nikolsky E, Mehran R, Dangas G, Fahy M, Na Y, Pocock SJ, Lincoff AM, Stone GW. Development and validation of a prognostic risk score for major bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention via the femoral approach. Eur Heart J. 2007 Aug;28(16):1936-45. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm194. Epub 2007 Jun 15.
• Briguori C, Visconti G, Focaccio A, Donahue M, Golia B, Selvetella L, Ricciardelli B. Novel approaches for preventing or limiting events (Naples) III trial: randomized comparison of bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in patients at increased risk of bleeding undergoing transfemoral elective coronary stenting. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Mar;8(3):414-423. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.10.015. Epub 2015 Feb 18.
• Briguori C, Visconti G, Focaccio A, Donahue M, Golia B, Selvetella L, Ricciarelli B. Novel Approaches for Preventing or Limiting Events (NAPLES III) Trial: randomised comparison of bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in patients at high risk of bleeding undergoing elective coronary stenting throught the femoral approach. rationale and design. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2014 Jun;28(3):273-9. doi: 10.1007/s10557-014-6518-9.

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