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Ticagrelor Compared With Clopidogrel by Geographic Region in the Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) Trial

Mahaffey, Kenneth W., Wojdyla, Daniel M., Carroll, Kevin, Becker, Richard C., Storey, Robert F., Angiolillo, Dominick J., Held, Claes, Cannon, Christopher P. +5 more·2011·Circulation

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Background—: In the Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial, a prespecified subgroup analysis showed a significant interaction between treatment and region ( P =0.045), with less effect of ticagrelor in North America than in the rest of the world. Methods and Results—: Reasons for the interaction were explored independently by 2 statistical groups. Systematic errors in trial conduct were investigated. Statistical approaches evaluated the likelihood of play of chance. Cox regression analyses were performed to quantify how much of the regional interaction could be explained by patient characteristics and concomitant treatments, including aspirin maintenance therapy. Landmark Cox regressions at 8 time points evaluated the association of selected factors, including aspirin dose, with outcomes by treatment. Systematic errors in trial conduct were ruled out. Given the large number of subgroup analyses performed and that a result numerically favoring clopidogrel in at least 1 of the 4 prespecified regions could occur with 32% probability, chance alone cannot be ruled out. More patients in the United States (53.6%) than in the rest of the world (1.7%) took a median aspirin dose ≥300 mg/d. Of 37 baseline and postrandomization factors explored, only aspirin dose explained a substantial fraction of the regional interaction. In adjusted analyses, both Cox regression with median maintenance dose and landmark techniques showed that, in patients taking low-dose maintenance aspirin, ticagrelor was associated with better outcomes compared with clopidogrel, with statistical superiority in the rest of the world and similar outcomes in the US cohort. Conclusions—: The regional interaction could arise from chance alone. Results of 2 independently performed analyses identified an underlying statistical interaction with aspirin maintenance dose as a possible explanation for the regional difference. The lowest risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke with ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel is associated with a low maintenance dose of concomitant aspirin. Clinical Trial Registration—: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT00391872.

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Mahaffey, K. W., Wojdyla, D. M., Carroll, K., Becker, R. C., Storey, R. F., Angiolillo, D. J., Held, C., Cannon, C. P., James, S., Pieper, K. S., Horrow, J., Harrington, R. A., & Wallentin, L.
Affiliations
Uppsala University (SE)
Venue
Circulation
Published
2011-08-02
Volume
124
Issue
5
Pages
544-554
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W2085260510
Cited by
434
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
40.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • AstraZeneca
  • Duke Clinical Research Institute
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
Keywords
ticagrelor, clopidogrel, PLATO trial, regional interaction, platelet aggregation inhibition, antiplatelet therapy, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, subgroup analysis
MeSH terms
Clopidogrel, Ticagrelor, Adenosine, Aged, Aspirin, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Risk Factors, Ticlopidine, United States, Global Health, Proportional Hazards Models, Stroke, Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists

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