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Time Course for Benefit and Risk with Ticagrelor and Aspirin in Individuals with Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Who Carry CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Alleles: A Secondary Analysis of the CHANCE-2 Randomized Clinical Trial

Pan, Yuesong; Meng, Xia; Jin, Aoming; Johnston, S. Claiborne; Li, Hao; Bath, Philip M.; Xie, Xuewei; Jing, Jing; Lin, Jinxi; Wang, Yilong; Zhao, Xingquan; Li, Zixiao; Jiang, Yong; Liu, Liping; Yang, Hongqin; Cheng, Jiwei; Wang, Zhimin; Wang, Yongjun

Authors

Yuesong Pan

Xia Meng

Aoming Jin

S. Claiborne Johnston

Hao Li

PHILIP BATH philip.bath@nottingham.ac.uk
Stroke Association Professor of Stroke Medicine

Xuewei Xie

Jing Jing

Jinxi Lin

Yilong Wang

Xingquan Zhao

Zixiao Li

Yong Jiang

Liping Liu

Hongqin Yang

Jiwei Cheng

Zhimin Wang

Yongjun Wang



Abstract

Importance: Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with ticagrelor and aspirin has been found to be effective for secondary prevention after minor ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) in individuals who carry CYP2C19 loss-of-function (LOF) alleles; however, uncertainties remain about the time course of benefit and risk with ticagrelor and aspirin in these patients.

Objective: To obtain time-course estimates of efficacy and risk with ticagrelor and aspirin after minor stroke or TIA in individuals with CYP2C19 LOF alleles. Design, Setting, and Participants: The Ticagrelor or Clopidogrel With Aspirin in High-risk Patients With Acute Nondisabling Cerebrovascular Events II (CHANCE-2) randomized clinical trial enrolled patients 40 years and older from 202 hospitals in China with acute minor stroke or TIA who carried CYP2C19 LOF alleles between September 23, 2019, and March 22, 2021, and were followed up for 90 days. All 6412 patients enrolled in the CHANCE-2 trial were included in this secondary analysis. Data were analyzed in October 2021.

Interventions: Ticagrelor (180 mg on day 1 followed by 90 mg twice daily on days 2-90) or clopidogrel (300 mg on day 1 followed by 75 mg daily on days 2-90). All patients received aspirin (75-300 mg on day 1 followed by 75 mg daily for 21 days).

Main Outcomes and Measures: The efficacy outcome was major ischemic event, defined as the composite of ischemic stroke or nonhemorrhagic death. Safety outcomes included moderate to severe bleeding and any bleeding.

Results: A total of 6412 patients were included (3205 in the ticagrelor and aspirin group and 3207 in the clopidogrel and aspirin group). The median (IQR) age was 65 (57-71) years, and 4242 patients (66%) were men. The reduction of major ischemic events with ticagrelor and aspirin predominately occurred in the first week (absolute risk reduction, 1.34%; 95% CI, 0.29 to 2.39) and attenuated but remained in the next 3 weeks (absolute risk reduction in the second week, 0.11%; 95% CI, -0.24 to 0.45; absolute risk reduction in the third week, 0.14%; 95% CI, -0.11 to 0.38; absolute risk reduction in the fourth week, 0.04%; 95% CI, -0.18 to 0.25). The risk of moderate to severe bleeding was consistently low in the ticagrelor and aspirin group. The absolute increase in any bleeding seen in the first week (0.87%; 95% CI, 0.25 to 1.50) remained in the next 3 weeks (absolute increase in the second week, 1.21%; 95% CI, 0.75 to 1.68; absolute increase in the third week, 0.33%; 95% CI, -0.05 to 0.72; absolute increase in the fourth week, 0.23%; 95% CI, -0.03 to 0.49).

Conclusion and Relevance: Among patients with minor stroke or TIA who carried CYP2C19 LOF alleles, benefit with ticagrelor and aspirin was present predominately in the first week, with additional small benefit accruing in the next 2 weeks.

Citation

Pan, Y., Meng, X., Jin, A., Johnston, S. C., Li, H., Bath, P. M., …Wang, Y. (2022). Time Course for Benefit and Risk with Ticagrelor and Aspirin in Individuals with Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Who Carry CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Alleles: A Secondary Analysis of the CHANCE-2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.1457

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 10, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 21, 2022
Publication Date Jun 21, 2022
Deposit Date Jun 30, 2022
Journal JAMA Neurology
Print ISSN 2168-6149
Electronic ISSN 2168-6157
Publisher American Medical Association
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.1457
Keywords Neurology (clinical)
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8769042
Publisher URL https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2793534