Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Ticagrelor in Patients With Stable Angina, NSTEMI and STEMI Undergoing PCI

Ticagrelor therapy has been shown to reduce the rates of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality compared to clopidogrel therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The benefit of this study would be to demonstrate that ticagrelor therapy is associated with equivalent platelet inhibition irrespective of the disease status in patients undergoing PCI.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Myocardial Infarction; Coronary Artery Disease; Cardiovascular Disease; Stable Angina
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: ticagrelor

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 200
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21215
      • Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stable Angina: Stable coronary artery disease patients with documented ischemia undergoing elective PCI will be enrolled.Inclusion criteria for enrollment in the ACS group with or without ST-segment elevation, requires onset of symptoms during the previous 48 hours.

NSTEMI

For patients who had an ACS without ST-segment elevation (NTSEMI), two of the following criteria had to be met:

• a positive test of a biomarker (troponin I) in accordance with the universal definitions indicating myocardial necrosis
• ST-segment changes on electrocardiography, indicating ischemia that do not meet criteria for STEMI.

STEMI

For patients who had an ACS with ST-segment elevation, the following two inclusion criteria had to be met:

• either persistent ST-segment elevation of at least 0.1 mV in at least two contiguous leads or a new left bundle-branch block; and
• the intention to perform primary PCI with 24 hours of symptom onset

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are on P2Y12 receptor blockers, oral anticoagulants, or GPIIb/IIIa receptor blocker therapies.
• Presence or history of any of the following: ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke; transient ischemic attack (TIA); intracranial neoplasm; arteriovenous malformation, or aneurysm; intracranial hemorrhage; head trauma (within 3 months of study entry)
• History of refractory ventricular arrhythmias or an increased risk of bradycardic events (eg, subjects without a pacemaker who have sick sinus syndrome, 2nd or 3rd degree atrioventricular (AV) block or bradycardic-related syncope)
• History or evidence of congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Class III or above ≤ 6 months before screening
• Severe hepatic impairment defined as ALT> 2.5 X ULN
• Uncontrolled hypertension, or systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg at screening
• Severely impaired renal function (glomerular filtration rate < 30 mL/minute) or on dialysis
• Platelet count <100 X103, illicit drug or alcohol abuse, prothrombin time>1.5 times control, haematocrit <30%, and creatinine >2.0 mg/dl.
• Contraindication or other reason that ticagrelor should not be administered (eg, hypersensitivity, active bleeding, moderate or severe liver disease, history of previous intracranial bleed, GI bleed within the past 6 months, major surgery within 30 days)
• Fibrinolytic therapy in the 24 hours prior to PCI, or planned fibrinolytic treatment following PCI.
• Participation in another investigational drug or device study in the last 30 -Pregnancy or lactation
• Concomitant oral or intravenous therapy (see examples below) with strong CYP3A inhibitors, CYP3A substrates with narrow therapeutic indices, or strong CYP3A inducers which cannot be stopped for the course of the study
• Strong inhibitors: ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, nefazadone, ritonavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, indinavir, atanazavir
• Substrates with narrow therapeutic index: cyclosporine, quinidine
• Strong inducers: rifampin/rifampicin, phenytoin, carbamazepine
• Any other condition which in the opinion of the investigator, may either put the patient at risk or influence the result of the study (eg, cardiogenic shock or severe haemodynamic instability, active cancer, risk for non-compliance, risk for being lost to follow up)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Ticagrelor; As per ACC/AHA and ESC guidelines 180 mg is the recommended LD. The ticagrelor 90 mg BID dose, following the loading dose, has been selected for the clopidogrel naïve patients with stable angina, NSTEMI and STEMI patients undergoing PCI as the maintenance dose for this study since it is the FDA recommended dose.	Drug: ticagrelor

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Inhibition of platelet aggregation	The primary end point is the pharmacodynamic (inhibition of platelet aggregation, IPA) effect of 180mg LD ticagrelor measured at 1hour post-dose by 20uM ADP-induced maximum platelet aggregation	Pre-LD dose, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4-6, the next day just before and 1, 2 and 4 hours after morning maintenance dose and pre-dose and 1, 2 and 4 hours after the last study MD dose (14 +/- 3 days).

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: LifeBridge Health

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 10, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): December 16, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 16, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 10, 2013
• Last Verified: December 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Ischemia; Pathologic Processes; Necrosis; Myocardial Ischemia; Heart Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Arteriosclerosis; Arterial Occlusive Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Coronary Disease; Chest Pain; Angina Pectoris; Myocardial Infarction; Infarction; Coronary Artery Disease; Cardiovascular Diseases; Angina, Stable; 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; Ticagrelor
• Other Study ID Numbers: AZSC01