Effects of succinobucol (AGI-1067) after an acute coronary syndrome: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: After an acute coronary syndrome occurring 14-365 days before recruitment, 6144 patients were randomly assigned with a computer-generated randomisation list, stratified by study site, to receive succinobucol (n=3078) or placebo (n=3066) in addition to standard of care. Enrolment began in July, 2003; this event-driven trial was stopped in August, 2006, after the prespecified number of primary outcome events had occurred. The composite primary endpoint was time to first occurrence of cardiovascular death, resuscitated cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, stroke, unstable angina, or coronary revascularisation. Efficacy analyses were done by intention to treat. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00066898. FINDINGS: All randomised patients were included in the efficacy analyses. Succinobucol had no effect on the primary endpoint (530 events in succinobucol group vs 529 in placebo group; hazard ratio 1.00, 95% CI 0.89-1.13, p=0.96). The composite secondary endpoint of cardiovascular death, cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, or stroke occurred in fewer patients in the succinobucol group than in the placebo group (207 vs 252 events; 0.81, 0.68-0.98, p=0.029). The tertiary endpoint of new-onset diabetes developed in fewer patients without diabetes at baseline in the succinobucol group than in such patients in the placebo group (30 of 1923 vs 82 of 1950 patients; 0.37, 0.24-0.56, p<0.0001). New-onset atrial fibrillation occurred more often in the succinobucol group than in the placebo group (107 of 2818 vs 55 of 2787 patients; 1.87, 1.67-2.09, p=0.0002). Although the number of patients who reported any treatment emergent adverse event was much the same in the two groups, more patients in the succinobucol group than in the placebo group reported bleeding episodes or anaemia (32 vs 18 and 37 vs ten, respectively) as serious adverse events. Relative to treatment with placebo, succinobucol increased LDL cholesterol and systolic blood pressure, and decreased HDL cholesterol and glycated haemoglobin (p<0.0001 for all). INTERPRETATION:
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Authors | Jean-Claude Tardif, John J V McMurray, Eric Klug, Robert Small, Jennifer Schumi, Jasmine Choi, Jim Cooper, Robert Scott, Eldrin F Lewis, Philippe L L'Allier, Marc A Pfeffer, Aggressive Reduction of Inflammation Stops Events (ARISE) Trial Investigators |
Journal | Lancet (London, England)
(Lancet)
Vol. 371
Issue 9626
Pg. 1761-8
(May 24 2008)
ISSN: 1474-547X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18502300
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antioxidants
- succinobucol
- Probucol
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Topics |
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
(complications, drug therapy)
- Adult
- Aged
- Antioxidants
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Cardiovascular Diseases
(etiology, mortality, prevention & control)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
(prevention & control)
- Double-Blind Method
- Endpoint Determination
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Probucol
(adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
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