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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Ticagrelor is an oral, reversible, direct-acting P2Y12 receptor inhibitor approved for the prevention of cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In China, drug intensive monitoring regulations for new drugs require additional safety data post-approval.Methods
YINGLONG, a single-arm, phase-IV, 1-year, non-interventional study, described the safety of ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily in Chinese patients (≥ 18 years) with ACS treated with ≥ 1 dose of ticagrelor. Primary outcomes were the incidence of adverse events (AEs), in particular, PLATelet inhibition and patient Outcomes (PLATO)-defined bleeding AEs, and other serious AEs during the 1-year follow-up. Key secondary outcomes were the incidence of major cardiovascular events.Results
Patients (n = 1041, median age 61.0 years) had started ticagrelor and had post-dose data. Median duration of ticagrelor treatment was 357 days; 577 patients (55.4%) completed 1-year ticagrelor treatment; 973 patients (93.5%) completed 1-year follow-up. Overall, 38.7% of patients reported an AE during treatment. The most common AEs were dyspnea (n = 37, 3.6%), petechiae (n = 30, 2.9%), and chest discomfort (n = 28, 2.7%). Serious AEs, excluding bleeding, were reported in 9.8% of patients during treatment. Incidence of PLATO-defined major bleeding events was 1.1% (n = 11). Of the 21 deaths that occurred during the study (8 post-treatment), 1 was a fatal bleed. Major cardiovascular events were reported in 37 patients (3.6%).Conclusions
Ticagrelor was well tolerated with a low rate of PLATO-defined major bleeding events in Chinese ACS patients. Safety results were consistent with the known ticagrelor profile.Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02430493.Funding
AstraZeneca Investment (China) Co., Ltd.
SUBMITTER: Du X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822841 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Du Xin X Zheng Yang Y Yang Ping P Ma Shuren S Yu Zaixin Z Su Xi X Ge Junbo J Leonsson-Zachrisson Maria M Wang Xianhong X Sun Jing J Bai Lu L Ma Chang-Sheng CS
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Ticagrelor is an oral, reversible, direct-acting P2Y<sub>12</sub> receptor inhibitor approved for the prevention of cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In China, drug intensive monitoring regulations for new drugs require additional safety data post-approval.<h4>Methods</h4>YINGLONG, a single-arm, phase-IV, 1-year, non-interventional study, described the safety of ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily in Chinese patients (≥ 18 years) with ACS treated with ≥ 1 dose ...[more]