Prasugrel in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Abstract

Currently, dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel represents the key treatment strategy for the prevention of ischemic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and/or undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, there is a broad inter-individual response variability to such treatment strategy, and a considerable number of patients persist with inadequate platelet inhibition, which has been associated with an increased risk of ischemic events. Overall, these findings underscore the need for novel antiplatelet agents able to achieve greater platelet inhibition; this can potentially reduce ischemic event rates. Prasugrel (CS-747; LY 640315), a novel third-generation oral thienopyridine, is a specific, irreversible antagonist of the platelet adenosine diphosphate P2Y(12) receptor. Laboratory studies have shown prasugrel to be associated with more prompt, potent and predictable degrees of platelet inhibition compared with clopidogrel. In a large-scale clinical study, which was comprised of high-risk ACS patients undergoing PCI, prasugrel was shown to significantly reduce the short- and long-term risk of ischemic events, including stent thrombosis. However, such significant reduction in ischemic events occurred at the expense of a higher risk of bleeding. Recent clinical trial data analyses have led to a better understanding of the efficacy and safety of prasugrel. This article reviews the currently available data regarding the efficacy and safety of prasugrel in ACS patients.

• Authors: Piera Capranzano, Jose Luis Ferreiro, Dominick J Angiolillo
• Journal: Expert review of cardiovascular therapy (Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther) Vol. 7 Issue 4 Pg. 361-9 (Apr 2009) ISSN: 1744-8344 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 19379060 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• P2RY12 protein, human
• Piperazines
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
• Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists
• Receptors, Purinergic P2Y12
• Thiophenes
• Clopidogrel
• Prasugrel Hydrochloride
• Ticlopidine

Topics

• Acute Coronary Syndrome (complications, drug therapy)
• Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary (methods)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Clopidogrel
• Humans
• Piperazines (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Prasugrel Hydrochloride
• Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
• Receptors, Purinergic P2Y12
• Thiophenes (adverse effects, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Ticlopidine (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)