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CompletedNCT03489863Updated Sep 16, 2020Results posted

Prasugrel Versus Ticagrelor in Patients With CYP2C19 Loss-of-function: a Validation Study

A Phase 4 interventional study of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor in Coronary Artery Disease, sponsored by University of Florida. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-09-16.

Sponsored by University of Florida · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
14
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 40 studies testing prasugrel in Coronary Artery Disease — 4 open to participants now, 4 under way, 1 of them phase 3. prasugrel · Coronary Artery Disease.

Enrollment
40th of 40
14 · median 84
Started
2018
with 1 other
Phase 4
23 of 40
3 open now
Registered
33rd of 40
by date
Lead sponsor
8 of 40
University of Florida

Among the 40 studies testing prasugrel in Coronary Artery Disease, this one is the 40th largest by enrollment, is one of 2 that started in 2018, is one of 23 in phase 4, and was the 33rd registered.

Coronary Artery Disease

4,861 studies on the registry are indexed under Coronary Artery Disease; 892 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

4 of the 40 studies testing prasugrel in Coronary Artery Disease are open now, in 2 countries. Recruiting first, the newest first:

By country, each count listing its studies:

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About prasugrel

prasugrel: first FDA approval 2009 (EFFIENT), first EMA approval 2009. What it is approved for, and how studies give it, is on its page →

Who these studies take

Of the 588 Coronary Artery Disease studies recruiting now, 403 (69%) set no upper age limit and 68 (12%) stop at 75 or younger; 38 take children under 18; 47 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 75 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Polymorphisms of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 enzyme has been consistently shown to modulate clopidogrel response. Accordingly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning on the potential for reduced efficacy of clopidogrel among carriers of loss-of-function alleles (LOF) for CYP2C19 and suggest considering alternative antiplatelet therapies for these individuals.

The pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of prasugrel and ticagrelor are not affected by CYP2C19 genetic polymorphisms. However, to date there are no head-to-head PD comparisons between these agents among patients with different CYP2C19 genetic polymorphisms, which is currently under investigation in CAD patients undergoing PCI at UF Health-Jacksonville (UFJ 2014-12, NCT 02065479). In order to rule out play of chance findings, pharmacogenetic investigations require external validation cohorts to support the study findings. Therefore, the present randomized study is designed to serve as an external validation cohort conducted in patients with established CAD not undergoing PCI testing the non-inferiority in platelet reactivity of prasugrel versus ticagrelor among CYP2C19 LOF allele carriers.

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Therapeutic inhibition of platelet activation is essential for the management of ischemic cardiovascular disease. The use of platelet adenosine diphosphate (ADP) P2Y12 receptor antagonists (clopidogrel, prasugrel, and ticagrelor) in addition to aspirin are associated with a decrease in cardiovascular events in high-risk coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. Clopidogrel is the most broadly utilized P2Y12 receptor antagonist. However, among clopidogrel treated patients, there is broad variability in antiplatelet drug response which is known carry prognostic implications. Polymorphisms of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19 enzyme has been consistently shown to modulate clopidogrel response. Accordingly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning on the potential for reduced efficacy of clopidogrel among carriers of loss-of-function alleles (LOF) for CYP2C19 and suggest considering alternative antiplatelet therapies for these individuals.

The pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of prasugrel and ticagrelor are not affected by CYP2C19 genetic polymorphisms. However, to date there are no head-to-head PD comparisons between these agents among patients with different CYP2C19 genetic polymorphisms which is currently under investigation in CAD patients undergoing PCI at UF Health-Jacksonville (UFJ 2014-12, NCT 02065479). In order to rule out play of chance findings, pharmacogenetic investigations require external validation cohorts to support the study findings. Therefore, the present randomized study is designed to serve as an external validation cohort conducted in patients with established CAD not undergoing PCI testing the non-inferiority in platelet reactivity of prasugrel versus ticagrelor among CYP2C19 LOF allele carriers.

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Conditions studied

  • Coronary Artery Disease

Keywords

  • clopidogrel
  • prasugrel
  • ticagrelor
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with CAD [defined as the presence of at least a 50% stenosis in a major epicardial vessel or major branch, or any prior coronary revascularization (PCI or coronary bypass graft surgery)] on treatment with either aspirin (81mg/day) or aspirin and clopidogrel (75m/day) for at least 30 days as per standard of care
  • Participated in UFJ 2016-14 study with genetic buccal swab test and have at least one CYP 2C19 LOF allele (CYP2C19*2 and CYP2C19*3)
  • Women of childbearing age must use reliable (i.e. oral contraceptives) while participating in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

  • Known allergies to prasugrel or ticagrelor
  • Weight \<60kg
  • Considered at high risk for bleeding
  • Currently active bleeding
  • History of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or , or intracranial hemorrhage
  • Known severe hepatic dysfunction
  • On treatment with oral anticoagulant therapy (Vitamin K antagonists, dabigatran, apixaban, rivaroxaban)
  • count \<80x106/mL
  • \<10 g/dL.
  • \<30 mL/minute
  • Patients with sick sinus syndrome (SSS) or high degree AV block without pacemaker protection.
  • Current treatment with drugs interfering with metabolism (to avoid interaction with ticagrelor): CYP3A Inhibitors (ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, clarithromycin, nefazodone, ritonavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, indinavir, atazanavir, and telithromycin ) and CYP3A Inducers (rifampin, phenytoin, carbamazepine, and phenobarbital)
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding females
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(6)

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Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

TIA (transient ischaemic attack)

A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.

Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers

CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.

Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
14 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Prasugrel

    Patients will be randomly (1:1) assigned to receive FDA approved doses of either prasugrel (60 mg loading dose - 10 mg/day maintenance dose) or ticagrelor (180 mg loading dose - 90 mg b.i.d maintenance dose).

    Drug: Prasugrel

  • Active comparator
    Ticagrelor

    Patients will be randomly (1:1) assigned to receive FDA approved doses of either prasugrel (60 mg loading dose - 10 mg/day maintenance dose) or ticagrelor (180 mg loading dose - 90 mg b.i.d maintenance dose).

    Drug: Ticagrelor

Interventions

  • Maintenance dose will be maintained for 10±3 days.

    Also known as: Effient

  • Maintenance dose will be maintained for 10±3 days.

    Also known as: Brilinta

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. P2Y12 Reaction Unit (PRU)

    Platelet reactivity measured by VerifyNow and reported as PRU

    Time frame: at 24 hours post loading dose

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Results

Posted Aug 24, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePrasugrelTicagrelor
Started77
Completed76
Not completed01
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject01

Outcome measures

PrimaryP2Y12 Reaction Unit (PRU)

Platelet reactivity measured by VerifyNow and reported as PRU

Time frame:
at 24 hours post loading dose
Reported as:
Mean · PRU
P2Y12 Reaction Unit (PRU)
PRUPrasugrelTicagrelor
P2Y12 Reaction Unit (PRU)5 ± 1024 ± 22
Statistical analysis
  • Prasugrel vs Ticagrelor · ANCOVA · p = <0.05 · Mean difference (net): -18 · 95% CI -38 to 2

Adverse events

Collected over 10 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Prasugrel0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)
Ticagrelor0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)PrasugrelTicagrelorTotal
Mean58 ± 860 ± 859 ± 8
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)PrasugrelTicagrelorTotal
Female224
Male5510
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PrasugrelTicagrelorTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American347
White437
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported000
diabetes mellitus
diabetes mellitus(Participants)PrasugrelTicagrelorTotal
Count of participants426
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Study locations

1 site
  • University of Florida
    Jacksonville, Florida 32209, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from May 2018 to primary completion in Mar 2019, 9 months.

Results were first posted in Aug 2020, 1 year 5 months after primary completion.

Of 180 non-industry phase 4 interventional studies under Coronary Artery Disease, half reached primary completion within 36 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 21 and three quarters within 59. This study's 9 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 193 studies reached it within 35 months; a quarter within 19 and three quarters within 58.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 21, 2018
First posted
Apr 6, 2018
StartActual
May 30, 2018
Primary completionActual
Mar 20, 2019
CompletionActual
Mar 20, 2019
Results first posted
Aug 24, 2020
Last update
Sep 16, 2020
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 16, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03489863
Collaborators
Scott R. MacKenzie Foundation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 6, 2018
Start date
May 30, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 20, 2019
Completion
Mar 20, 2019
Results posted
Aug 24, 2020
Last update
Sep 16, 2020

Study contacts

Dominick J Angiolillo, MD,PhD
principal investigator · University of Florida

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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