Publication details
Vorapaxar v klinických studiích
| Title in English | Vorapaxar in clinical studies |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Kardiologická revue |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery |
| Keywords | vorapaxar; myocardial infarction; secondary prevention |
| Description | Current anti-platelet strategies for acute and chronic cases have one serious weakness – the failure of therapy or reduced response to therapy in a significant percentage of patients. The result of this is the ongoing hyperactivity of thrombocytes and the risk of development of thrombotic complications. One practical and logical solution would therefore be the introduction of treatment using more effective substances, such as the now-available prasugrel, an irreversible ADP inhibitor, and ticagrelor, a reversible inhibitor. This article presents the results of a clinical test using vorapaxar (SCH530348), a PAR-1 inhibitor for platelet receptors. The TRACER study is an international clinical study of 12,944 patients with acute coronary syndrome with ST elevations. The study primarily focused on mortality due to cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarctions, strokes, hospitalisation for ischemia or urgent revascularisation. The study was terminated prematurely following evaluation of the safety of medication administered. The addition of vorapaxar to standard therapy did not lead to a significant reduction in the primary goals of the study, but to increased bleeding, including intracranial bleeding. The TRA-2P TIMI 50 study was a multicentric, double-blind study. It focused on patients who suffered myocardial infarction or stroke for a minimum period of 2 weeks and maximum of 12 months following incidence. 26,449 patients were involved in the study. In the 3rd year the primary goal of cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction or stroke occurred in 1,028 (9.3%) patients treated with vorapaxar and in 1,176 (10.5%) patients treated with a placebo, a highly significant result in statistical terms (p < 0.001). Historically, the TRA-2P TIMI 50 study is one of most successful in the field, with a major contribution being made by the Czech Republic. |