Tegoprazan for Prevention of Gastrointestinal Complication in Ischemic Stroke Patients on Antiplatelet Therapy (TegoStroke)

Summary

Patients with ischemic stroke commonly receive antiplatelet therapy, frequently starting as dual antiplatelet therapy, which is associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal complications. Although evidence for gastroprotection is established in coronary artery disease, no comparable guidance or evidence exists for stroke care. Tegoprazan is a potassium-competitive acid blocker offering rapid, meal-independent acid suppression with fewer drug interactions than proton pump inhibitors, yet whether it prevents such complications after stroke remains unknown. Thus, the investigators aim to evaluate whether tegoprazan reduces gastrointestinal complications in patients receiving antiplatelet therapy after ischemic stroke. TegoStroke is a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, superiority trial conducted at more than 20 centers in the Republic of Korea. Adult patients who are starting antiplatelet therapy after acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, and who are expected to continue it for at least 6 months, will be included. Eligible patients will be 1:1 randomized to receive oral tegoprazan 50 mg once daily or matching placebo for 180 days. The primary outcome is a composite of upper or indeterminate-origin gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric or duodenal ulcer ≥3 mm, or erosive esophagitis, ascertained up to a day-180 esophagogastroduodenoscopy. This study would provide the first randomized evidence on routine gastroprotection for patients on antiplatelet therapy after ischemic stroke.

Timeline

Start

2026-01-26

Primary completion

2027-06

Completion

2027-12

Publications

• Background Kim SH, Cho KB, Chun HJ, Lee SW, Kwon JG, Lee DH, Kim SG, Jung HY, Kim JW, Lee JS, Park H, Choi SC, Jee SR, Kim HS, Ko KH, Park SJ, Lee YC, Park SH, Kim AR, Kim EJ, Park HW, Kim BT, Song GS. Randomised clinical trial: comparison of tegoprazan and placebo in non-erosive reflux disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Aug;54(4):402-411. doi: 10.1111/apt.16477. Epub 2021 Jul 6.
• Background Cho YK, Choi MG, Choi SC, Lee KM, Kim TO, Park SH, Moon JS, Lim YJ, Kang DH, Cheon GJ, Baik GH, Kim KO, Cho KB, Jang JS, Park JJ, Son BK, Jung HK, Kim BW, Kim SK, Lee ST, Cha JM, Kim AR, Kim EJ, Park HW, Song GS. Randomised clinical trial: tegoprazan, a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, or lansoprazole in the treatment of gastric ulcer. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Sep;52(5):789-797. doi: 10.1111/apt.15865. Epub 2020 Jul 23.
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• Background Kleindorfer DO, Towfighi A, Chaturvedi S, Cockroft KM, Gutierrez J, Lombardi-Hill D, Kamel H, Kernan WN, Kittner SJ, Leira EC, Lennon O, Meschia JF, Nguyen TN, Pollak PM, Santangeli P, Sharrief AZ, Smith SC Jr, Turan TN, Williams LS. 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2021 Jul;52(7):e364-e467. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000375. Epub 2021 May 24. No abstract available.
• Background Vrints C, Andreotti F, Koskinas KC, Rossello X, Adamo M, Ainslie J, Banning AP, Budaj A, Buechel RR, Chiariello GA, Chieffo A, Christodorescu RM, Deaton C, Doenst T, Jones HW, Kunadian V, Mehilli J, Milojevic M, Piek JJ, Pugliese F, Rubboli A, Semb AG, Senior R, Ten Berg JM, Van Belle E, Van Craenenbroeck EM, Vidal-Perez R, Winther S; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of chronic coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J. 2024 Sep 29;45(36):3415-3537. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae177. No abstract available.
• Background Yeomans N, Lanas A, Labenz J, van Zanten SV, van Rensburg C, Racz I, Tchernev K, Karamanolis D, Roda E, Hawkey C, Naucler E, Svedberg LE. Efficacy of esomeprazole (20 mg once daily) for reducing the risk of gastroduodenal ulcers associated with continuous use of low-dose aspirin. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Oct;103(10):2465-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.01995.x. Epub 2008 Jul 12.
• Background Taha AS, McCloskey C, Prasad R, Bezlyak V. Famotidine for the prevention of peptic ulcers and oesophagitis in patients taking low-dose aspirin (FAMOUS): a phase III, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2009 Jul 11;374(9684):119-25. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61246-0. Epub 2009 Jul 3.
• Background Bhatt DL, Cryer BL, Contant CF, Cohen M, Lanas A, Schnitzer TJ, Shook TL, Lapuerta P, Goldsmith MA, Laine L, Scirica BM, Murphy SA, Cannon CP; COGENT Investigators. Clopidogrel with or without omeprazole in coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med. 2010 Nov 11;363(20):1909-17. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1007964. Epub 2010 Oct 6.
• Background Han Y, Liao Z, Li Y, Zhao X, Ma S, Bao D, Qiu M, Deng J, Wang J, Qu P, Jiang C, Jia S, Yang S, Ru L, Feng J, Gao W, Huang Y, Tao L, Han Y, Yang K, Wang X, Zhang W, Wang B, Li Y, Yang Y, Li J, Sheng J, Ma Y, Cui M, Ma S, Wang X, Li Z, Stone GW. Magnetically Controlled Capsule Endoscopy for Assessment of Antiplatelet Therapy-Induced Gastrointestinal Injury. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Jan 18;79(2):116-128. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.10.028. Epub 2021 Nov 6.
• Background Prabhakaran S, Gonzalez NR, Zachrison KS, Adeoye O, Alexandrov AW, Ansari SA, Chapman S, Czap AL, Dumitrascu OM, Ishida K, Jadhav AP, Johnson B, Johnston KC, Khatri P, Kimberly WT, Lee VH, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Mac Grory B, Madsen TE, Menon B, Mistry EA, Park S, Parker S, Perez de la Ossa N, Reeves M, Saiz T, Scott PA, Schwartzberg D, Sheth SA, Sporns PB, Times S, Tjoumakaris S, Wolfe SQ, Yaghi S; Peer Review Committee. 2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2026 Jan 26. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000513. Online ahead of print.
• Background Virani SS, Newby LK, Arnold SV, Bittner V, Brewer LC, Demeter SH, Dixon DL, Fearon WF, Hess B, Johnson HM, Kazi DS, Kolte D, Kumbhani DJ, LoFaso J, Mahtta D, Mark DB, Minissian M, Navar AM, Patel AR, Piano MR, Rodriguez F, Talbot AW, Taqueti VR, Thomas RJ, van Diepen S, Wiggins B, Williams MS; Peer Review Committee Members. 2023 AHA/ACC/ACCP/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Chronic Coronary Disease: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2023 Aug 29;148(9):e9-e119. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001168. Epub 2023 Jul 20.

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