Impact of Ticagrelor Re-load on Pharmacodynamic Profiles

Summary

Platelets are parts of your blood that stick together to help form a clot. The stickier your platelets are, the greater your chance of having a heart attack. A clot in the wrong place can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Ticagrelor (Brilinta) keeps platelets from sticking together and it helps people from having a heart attack. The American College of Cardiology has recommended a combination of aspirin and Brilinta as one of the best treatments for the prevention of heart attacks, and death in patients who have had a heart attack or coronary stents. However, it is unknown if Brilinta may improve its work to keep platelets from sticking together giving a loading dose in patients already treated with Brilinta. A loading dose is a one-time increased dose of the same drug. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether the platelets of patients treated with Brilinta become less sticky when Brilinta is re-loaded.

Timeline

Start

2013-01

Primary completion

2014-06

Completion

2014-06

Publications

• Cho JR, Rollini F, Franchi F, DeGroat C, Bhatti M, Dunn EC, Ferrante E, Muniz-Lozano A, Suryadevara S, Zenni MM, Guzman LA, Bass TA, Angiolillo DJ. Pharmacodynamic Effects of Ticagrelor Dosing Regimens in Patients on Maintenance Ticagrelor Therapy: Results From a Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Investigation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jul;8(8):1075-1083. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.02.022. Epub 2015 Jun 24.

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