Comparison of Prasugrel and Clopidogrel in Very Elderly and Non-Elderly Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease (GENERATIONS)

A Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Comparison of Prasugrel and Clopidogrel in Very Elderly Versus Non-Elderly Aspirin-Treated Subjects With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

The 5-milligram (mg) maintenance dose (MD) of prasugrel in very elderly patients with coronary artery disease produces a pharmacodynamic response within the same therapeutic range as 10-mg MD in non-elderly patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: clopidogrel; Drug: prasugrel

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 155
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Ireland
  • Dublin, Ireland, 9
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• Netherlands
  • Nieuwegein, Netherlands, 3435 CM
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• Sweden
  • Lund, Sweden, 22185
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  • Malmo, Sweden, 20502
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• United States
  • Florida
    • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32209
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  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21215
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  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45212
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Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 45 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants (Either: at least 45 years of age, but less than 65 years of age OR 75 years of age or older) with a history of stable coronary artery disease who are not currently indicated for treatment with a thienopyridine (that is, prasugrel, clopidogrel, or ticlopidine)
• Provision of written informed consent
• Body weight greater than or equal to 60 kilograms (kg)
• For women of child-bearing potential only (that is, women who are not surgically or chemically sterilised and who are between menarche and 1 year post menopause), test negative for pregnancy (based on a urine or serum pregnancy test to be performed before randomisation) and agree to use a reliable method of birth control during the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unstable coronary artery disease
• Myocardial Infarction (MI) within the previous 30 days
• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) within the previous 90 days
• History of refractory ventricular arrhythmias within the last 6 months; an implanted defibrillator device; congestive heart failure within 6 months prior to screening; major surgery, or severe trauma, fracture or organ biopsy within 3 months prior to enrollment
• Any planned surgical procedure or any coronary revascularisation (surgical or percutaneous) planned within 60 days following randomisation
• Any known contraindication to treatment with an antiplatelet agent
• Significant hypertension at the time of screening or randomisation
• Clinically significant out-of-range values for platelet count or haemoglobin at screening, in the investigator's opinion, or results of clinical laboratory tests at the time of screening that are judged to be clinically significant for the study population, as determined by the investigator
• Prior history or presence of significant bleeding disorders, abnormal bleeding tendency, or personal history of coagulation or bleeding disorders
• Prior history or clinical suspicion of cerebral vascular malformations, intracranial neoplasm, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or stroke
• Prior history of thrombocytopenia or thrombocytosis
• Use of antiplatelet agents (besides aspirin) within 10 days prior to screening; the use (or planned use) of heparin, oral anticoagulants, or fibrinolytic agents within 30 days of screening; or participants receiving daily treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors that cannot be discontinued for the duration of the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 10 mg prasugrel	Drug: prasugrel; administered orally, daily for 12 days; Other Names: Effient; LY640315; Efient; CS747
Active Comparator: 75 mg clopidogrel	Drug: clopidogrel; Administered orally, daily for 12 days
Experimental: 5 milligrams (mg) prasugrel	Drug: prasugrel; administered orally, daily for 12 days; Other Names: Effient; LY640315; Efient; CS747

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Maximum Platelet Aggregation (MPA) to 20 Micromoles (μM) Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP) as Measured by Light Transmission Aggregometry (LTA) From Baseline to 12 Days of Therapy in the First Treatment Period	Maximum Platelet Aggregation (MPA) to 20 μM ADP was assessed by light transmission aggregometry (LTA), an assay that measures platelet aggregation by determining the amount of light transmitted through a cuvette containing the platelet-rich plasma stimulated with a platelet activator, such as ADP, relative to platelet-poor plasma (100% light transmittance). Lower MPA values reflect stronger platelet inhibition, whereas higher MPA values reflect weaker inhibition.	Baseline, 12 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Vasodilator-associated Stimulated Phosphoprotein (VASP) From Baseline to 12 Days of Therapy	Vasodilator-associated stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) phosphorylation levels, expressed as the platelet reactivity index (PRI), reflect the degree of thienopyridine-mediated P2Y12 receptor inhibition. A lower PRI reflects stronger inhibition of P2Y12, whereas a higher PRI reflects weaker inhibition of P2Y12.	Baseline, Day 12
Change in VerifyNow P2Y12 Reaction Units (PRU) From Baseline to 12 Days of Therapy	The Accumetrics VerifyNow® P2Y12 assay measures platelet aggregation in whole blood and is reported in P2Y12 reaction units (PRU). PRU report the extent of P2Y12 receptor-mediated platelet aggregation calculated as a function of the rate and extent of platelet aggregation in the presence of adenosine phosphate ADP. A lower PRU reflects stronger inhibition of P2Y12, whereas a higher PRU reflects weaker inhibition of P2Y12.	Baseline, Day 12
Active Metabolite Blood Levels to Drug Exposure as Measured by Pharmacokinetics (PK) Through 4 Hours After Dosing	A descriptive pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) analysis comparing prasugrel and clopidogrel active metabolite exposures to MPA in response to 20 µM ADP (by LTA) was conducted as originally intended; however, the graphic output from that analysis is not possible here. Therefore, the PK portion is presented here as AUC and the PD portion is presented in Secondary Outcome Measure #5. AUC was calculated through the last scheduled sampling time of 4 hours [AUC (0-4)] or through the sampling time of the last quantifiable concentration prior to 4 hours. AUC values were denoted AUC(0-tlast) in both instances.	Baseline up to 4 hours post-dose
Change From Baseline in Maximum Platelet Aggregation (MPA) as Measured by Light Transmission Aggregometry (LTA) From Baseline at Day 12 of Therapy	Maximum Platelet Aggregation (MPA) to 20 μM ADP was assessed by light transmission aggregometry (LTA), an assay that measures platelet aggregation by determining the amount of light transmitted through a cuvette containing the platelet-rich plasma stimulated with a platelet activator, such as ADP, relative to platelet-poor plasma (100% light transmittance). A lower MPA reflects stronger platelet inhibition, whereas a higher MPA reflects weaker inhibition.	Baseline, Day 12

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
• Collaborators: Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Erlinge D, Gurbel PA, James S, Lindahl TL, Svensson P, Ten Berg JM, Foley DP, Wagner H, Brown PB, Luo J, Zhou C, Moser BA, Jakubowski JA, Small DS, Winters KJ, Angiolillo DJ. Prasugrel 5 mg in the very elderly attenuates platelet inhibition but maintains noninferiority to prasugrel 10 mg in nonelderly patients: the GENERATIONS trial, a pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic study in stable coronary artery disease patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 13;62(7):577-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.023. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 19, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 19, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): April 21, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 26, 2012
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2012
• Last Verified: September 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Platelet function
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Arteriosclerosis; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Coronary Artery Disease; Myocardial Ischemia; Coronary Disease; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists; Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; Purinergic Antagonists; Purinergic Agents; Clopidogrel; Prasugrel Hydrochloride
• Other Study ID Numbers: 12835; H7T-MC-TACY (Other Identifier: Eli Lilly and Company)