Summary
High on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) has been identified as an independent
risk factor for ischaemic events. The randomised, doubleblind, TRIPLET trial included
a pre-defined comparison of HPR in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following a placebo/600-mg clopidogrel loading
dose (LD) immediately before a subsequent prasugrel 60-mg or 30-mg LD. Platelet reactivity
was assessed using the VerifyNow® P2Y12 assay (P2Y12 Reaction Units, PRU) within 24
hours (h) following the placebo/clopidogrel LD (immediately prior to prasugrel LD),
and at 2, 6, 24, 72 h following prasugrel LDs. The impact of CYP2C19 predicted metaboliser phenotype (extensive metaboliser [EM] and reduced metabolisers
[RM]) on HPR status was also assessed. HPR (PRU ≥240) following the clopidogrel LD
(prior to the prasugrel LD) was 58.5% in the combined clopidogrel LD groups. No significant
difference was noted when stratified by time between the clopidogrel and prasugrel
LDs (≤6 hs vs >6 h). At 6 h following the 2nd loading dose in the combined prasugrel
LD groups, HPR was 7.1%, with 0% HPR by 72 h. There was no significant effect of CYP2C19 genotype on pharmacodynamic (PD) response following either prasugrel LD treatments
at any time point, regardless of whether it was preceded by a clopidogrel 600-mg LD.
In conclusion, in this study, patients with ACS intended for PCI showed a high prevalence
of HPR after clopidogrel 600-mg LD regardless of metaboliser status. When prasugrel
LD was added, HPR decreased substantially by 6 h, and was not seen by 72 h.
Keywords
Clopidogrel - prasugrel - acute coronary syndrome - platelet function - high on-treatment
platelet reactivity