Polymorphisms and Clopidogrel Efficacy and Safety in Patients With Minor Stroke or TIA

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) gene polymorphisms and efficacy of clopidogrel for minor stroke or TIA. METHODS: Three single nucleotide polymorphisms ( [681G>A, rs4244285], * [636G>A, rs4986893], and [IVSn-14 A/T, rs168753]) were genotyped among 2,924 patients randomized to clopidogrel plus aspirin (n = 1,461) or aspirin alone (n = 1,463). The primary efficacy outcome was new stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) and the safety outcome was any bleeding. RESULTS: Overall, 859 (29.4%) were AA homozygotes, 1,479 (50.6%) were AT heterozygotes, and 586 (20.0%) were TT homozygotes for IVSn-14 polymorphisms; 1,716 (58.7%) were carriers of at least 1 loss-of-function allele (*2 or *3). Compared with aspirin alone, patients with clopidogrel-aspirin treatment had a low risk of new stroke in patients with AT genotype (7.6% vs 11.3%; hazard ratio [HR], 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.44-0.89) and TT genotype (5.8% vs 11.6%; HR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.25-0.82) but not in carriers of the AA genotype (10.8% vs 11.6%; HR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.63-1.44) ( = 0.03 for interaction). The association between IVSn-14 A/T polymorphism and clopidogrel response was present regardless of the carrier status of the loss-of-function alleles. The IVSn-14 genotypes were not associated with the risk of any bleeding for clopidogrel-aspirin treatment ( = 0.66 for interaction). CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with minor ischemic stroke or TIA who were receiving clopidogrel and aspirin, those carrying the IVSn-14 T allele had a lower rate of recurrent stroke than those who were not. CLINICALTRIALSGOV IDENTIFIER: NCT00979589.

Medical Subject Headings

Aged; Clopidogrel (therapeutic use); Double-Blind Method; Female; Genotype; Humans; Ischemic Attack, Transient (drug therapy, genetics); Male; Middle Aged; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors (therapeutic use); Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Receptor, PAR-1 (genetics); Recurrence; Stroke (drug therapy, genetics); Treatment Outcome

Publication Date

1-5-2021

Publication Title

Neurology

E-ISSN

1526-632X

Volume

96

Issue

1

First Page

e1

Last Page

e9

PubMed ID

33093222

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1212/WNL.0000000000011078

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