12/18/16 1 Optimal Duration of Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy December 18, 2016
John S. MacGregor, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine University of California San Francisco
P2Y12 Antagonists
Agent Route Prodrug? Reversible? Onset of action Offset of action Status Ticlopidine Oral (BID) Yes No 6 hours ~5 days Approved 1991 Clopidogrel Oral (QD) Yes No 2 to 8 hours ~5 days Approved 1997 Prasugrel Oral (QD) Yes No 0.5 to 4 hours ~5 days Approved 2009 Ticagrelor Oral (BID) No Yes 0.5 to 2 hours ~1 to 3 days Approved 2011 Cangrelor IV No Yes Immediate 60 minutes Approved 2015
Clopidogrel v. Newer P2Y12 Antagonists
Study Year Follow-Up Comparison Stent Throm- bosis P Value TIMI Major Bleeding P Value TRITON 2007 15 months Clopidogrel Prasugrel 2.4% 1.1 <0.001 1.8 2.4 0.03 PLATO 2009 12 months Clopidogrel Ticagrelor 2.9 2.2 0.009 7.7 7.9 0.57 CHAMPION 2009 48 hours Clopidogrel Cangrelor 0.3 0.2 0.34 0.3 0.4 0.39 CHAMPION PHOENIX 2009 48 hours Clopidogrel Cangrelor 1.4 0.8 0.01 0.1 0.1 0.99 OASIS-7 2010 30 days Clopidogrel 2X Clopidogrel 2.3 1.6 <0.001 0.7 1.0 0.074 Adapted from Claessen, (2014) JACCI, 7:1081-92