Aspirin Impact on Platelet Reactivity in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients on Novel P2Y12 Inhibitors Therapy

Summary

Thus far, no study has evaluated the impact on aspirin in addition to the newer and more potent P2Y12 inhibitors, among ACS patients and current guidelines recommend dual anti-platelet therapy consisting of aspirin and a novel P2Y12 inhibitor in this population. Objective The investigators goal is to examine the effect of aspirin in addition to new anti-platelet agent (ticagrelor\\prasugrel) on platelet reactivity in comparison with placebo, among ACS patients treated percutaneously. Design The proposed study is a randomized-controlled, double blind trial, conducted among ACS patients treated percutaneously. Eligible patients will recruited during hospitalization due to ACS after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and randomization by envelopes on 1:1 basis will take place a month after the index event, at a follow-up visit at the cardiac clinic. Platelet function and Endothelial function tests will be taken a month after the index event, and at a 2 weeks periods following aspirin/placebo therapy, cross-over and return to open-label aspirin. End-points platelet function tests will be compared between aspirin and placebo therapy and before and after the cross-over.

Timeline

Start

2015-06

Primary completion

2017-01

Completion

2017-01

Publications

• Background Wallentin L, Becker RC, Budaj A, Cannon CP, Emanuelsson H, Held C, Horrow J, Husted S, James S, Katus H, Mahaffey KW, Scirica BM, Skene A, Steg PG, Storey RF, Harrington RA; PLATO Investigators; Freij A, Thorsen M. Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes. N Engl J Med. 2009 Sep 10;361(11):1045-57. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0904327. Epub 2009 Aug 30.
• Background Wiviott SD, Braunwald E, McCabe CH, Montalescot G, Ruzyllo W, Gottlieb S, Neumann FJ, Ardissino D, De Servi S, Murphy SA, Riesmeyer J, Weerakkody G, Gibson CM, Antman EM; TRITON-TIMI 38 Investigators. Prasugrel versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes. N Engl J Med. 2007 Nov 15;357(20):2001-15. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0706482. Epub 2007 Nov 4.
• Background Yusuf S, Zhao F, Mehta SR, Chrolavicius S, Tognoni G, Fox KK; Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Events Trial Investigators. Effects of clopidogrel in addition to aspirin in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation. N Engl J Med. 2001 Aug 16;345(7):494-502. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa010746.
• Background Mahaffey KW, Wojdyla DM, Carroll K, Becker RC, Storey RF, Angiolillo DJ, Held C, Cannon CP, James S, Pieper KS, Horrow J, Harrington RA, Wallentin L; PLATO Investigators. Ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel by geographic region in the Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial. Circulation. 2011 Aug 2;124(5):544-54. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.047498. Epub 2011 Jun 27.
• Background Tantry US, Bonello L, Aradi D, Price MJ, Jeong YH, Angiolillo DJ, Stone GW, Curzen N, Geisler T, Ten Berg J, Kirtane A, Siller-Matula J, Mahla E, Becker RC, Bhatt DL, Waksman R, Rao SV, Alexopoulos D, Marcucci R, Reny JL, Trenk D, Sibbing D, Gurbel PA; Working Group on On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity. Consensus and update on the definition of on-treatment platelet reactivity to adenosine diphosphate associated with ischemia and bleeding. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Dec 17;62(24):2261-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.07.101. Epub 2013 Sep 27.
• Background Hobson AR, Qureshi Z, Banks P, Curzen NP. Effects of clopidogrel on "aspirin specific" pathways of platelet inhibition. Platelets. 2009 Sep;20(6):386-90. doi: 10.1080/09537100903003227.
• Background Armstrong PC, Dhanji AR, Tucker AT, Mitchell JA, Warner TD. Reduction of platelet thromboxane A2 production ex vivo and in vivo by clopidogrel therapy. J Thromb Haemost. 2010 Mar;8(3):613-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03714.x. Epub 2009 Dec 3. No abstract available.
• Background Armstrong PC, Leadbeater PD, Chan MV, Kirkby NS, Jakubowski JA, Mitchell JA, Warner TD. In the presence of strong P2Y12 receptor blockade, aspirin provides little additional inhibition of platelet aggregation. J Thromb Haemost. 2011 Mar;9(3):552-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04160.x.
• Background Kirkby NS, Leadbeater PD, Chan MV, Nylander S, Mitchell JA, Warner TD. Antiplatelet effects of aspirin vary with level of P2Y(1)(2) receptor blockade supplied by either ticagrelor or prasugrel. J Thromb Haemost. 2011 Oct;9(10):2103-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04453.x. No abstract available.
• Background Warner TD, Armstrong PC, Curzen NP, Mitchell JA. Dual antiplatelet therapy in cardiovascular disease: does aspirin increase clinical risk in the presence of potent P2Y12 receptor antagonists? Heart. 2010 Nov;96(21):1693-4. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2010.205724.
• Background Lanas A, Garcia-Rodriguez LA, Arroyo MT, Gomollon F, Feu F, Gonzalez-Perez A, Zapata E, Bastida G, Rodrigo L, Santolaria S, Guell M, de Argila CM, Quintero E, Borda F, Pique JM; Asociacion Espanola de Gastroenterologia. Risk of upper gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding associated with selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, traditional non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin and combinations. Gut. 2006 Dec;55(12):1731-8. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.080754. Epub 2006 May 10.
• Background Hallas J, Dall M, Andries A, Andersen BS, Aalykke C, Hansen JM, Andersen M, Lassen AT. Use of single and combined antithrombotic therapy and risk of serious upper gastrointestinal bleeding: population based case-control study. BMJ. 2006 Oct 7;333(7571):726. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38947.697558.AE. Epub 2006 Sep 19.
• Background Wang TY, Xiao L, Alexander KP, Rao SV, Kosiborod MN, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA, Peterson ED. Antiplatelet therapy use after discharge among acute myocardial infarction patients with in-hospital bleeding. Circulation. 2008 Nov 18;118(21):2139-45. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.787143. Epub 2008 Nov 3.
• Background Roy P, Bonello L, Torguson R, de Labriolle A, Lemesle G, Slottow TL, Steinberg DH, Kaneshige K, Xue Z, Satler LF, Kent KM, Suddath WO, Pichard AD, Lindsay J, Waksman R. Impact of "nuisance" bleeding on clopidogrel compliance in patients undergoing intracoronary drug-eluting stent implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Dec 15;102(12):1614-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.063. Epub 2008 Sep 27.

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