Review Article

Antithrombotic Treatments in Patients with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease or Peripheral Artery Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials

Table 3

Key efficacy and safety results.

OutcomeStudyFollow-up (months)Interventions with event% with eventComparison HR (LCI; UCI)/100 p-yrs

CV death/MI/strokeCHARISMA, NCT00050817 [1]Median: 28Clopidogrel 75 mg od+ASA 75-162 mg od78025346.800.93 (0.83; 1.05)2.93
ASA 75-162 mg od78015737.30Ref.3.15‡
COMPASS, NCT01776424 [15]Mean: 23Rivaroxaban 5 mg bid91174484.900.90 (0.79; 1.03)2.60^
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg bid+ASA 100 mg od91523794.100.76 (0.66; 0.86)2.18^
ASA 100 mg od91264965.40Ref.2.88^
TRA 2°P–TIMI 50, NCT00526474 [20]Median: 30Vorapaxar 2.5 mg od1322510289.300.87 (0.80; 0.94)3.11
Placebo13224117610.50†Ref.3.56

CHD death/MI/IS/ALICOMPASS, NCT01776424 [15]Mean: 23Rivaroxaban 5 mg bid91173974.400.88 (0.77; 1.01)2.31^
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg bid+ASA 100 mg od91523293.600.72 (0.63; 0.83)1.89^
ASA 100 mg od91264504.90Ref.2.62^

CV death/MI/IS/ALICOMPASS, NCT01776424 [15]Mean: 23Rivaroxaban 5 mg bid91174535.000.88 (0.77; 0.99)2.63^
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg bid+ASA 100 mg od91523894.300.74 (0.65; 0.85)2.24^
ASA 100 mg od91265165.70Ref.3.00^

All-cause mortalityCAPRIE [19]Mean: 22.9Clopidogrel 75 mg od95995603.000.98 (0.87; 1.10)‡3.18
ASA 325 mg od95865713.10Ref.3.26
CHARISMA, NCT00050817 [1]Median: 28Clopidogrel 75 mg od+ASA 75-162 mg od78023714.800.99 (0.83; 1.14)2.04
ASA 75-162 mg od78013744.80Ref.2.05
COMPASS, NCT01776424 [15]Mean: 23Rivaroxaban 5 mg bid91173664.000.97 (0.84; 1.12)2.09^
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg bid+ASA 100 mg od91523133.400.82 (0.71; 0.96)1.78^
ASA 100 mg od91263784.10Ref.2.16^
TRA 2°P–TIMI 50, NCT00526474 [20]Median: 30Vorapaxar 2.5 mg od132255405.000.95 (0.85; 1.07)1.63
Placebo132245655.30Ref.1.71

CV deathCAPRIE [19]Mean: 22.9Clopidogrel 75 mg od95993501.900.92 (0.80; 1.07)1.98
ASA 325 mg od95863782.06Ref.2.16‡
CHARISMA, NCT00050817 [1]Median: 28Clopidogrel 75 mg od+ASA 75-162 mg od78022383.101.04 (0.87; 1.25)1.31
ASA 75-162 mg od78012292.90Ref.1.26
COMPASS, NCT0177642 [15]Mean: 23Rivaroxaban 5 mg bid91171952.100.96 (0.79; 1.17)1.11^
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg bid+ASA 100 mg od91521601.700.78 (0.64; 0.96)0.91^
ASA 100 mg od91262032.20Ref.1.16^
TRA 2°P–TIMI 50, NCT00526474 [20]Median: 30Vorapaxar 2.5 mg od132252852.700.89 (0.76; 1.04)0.86
Placebo132243193.00Ref.0.96

ISCAPRIE [19]Mean: 22.9Clopidogrel 75 mg od95533153.300.95 (0.83; 1.08)1.79
ASA 325 mg od95463383.50Ref.1.93
COMPASS, NCT01776424 [15]^Mean: 23Rivaroxaban 5 mg BID9117830.900.66 (0.50; 0.88)0.48^
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID+ASA 100 mg od9152640.700.51 (0.38; 0.69)0.36^
ASA 100 mg od91261251.40Ref.0.72^
TRA 2°P–TIMI 50, NCT00526474 [20]Median: 30Vorapaxar 2.5 mg od132252502.200.85 (0.72; 1.01)1.23
Placebo132242942.60Ref.1.79

Major Adverse Limb Event (MALE)COMPASS, NCT01776424 [15]Mean: 23Rivaroxaban 5 mg bid9117410.400.64 (0.43; 0.95)0.23^
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg bid+ASA 100 mg od9152340.400.53 (0.35; 0.80)0.19^
ASA 100 mg od9126640.70Ref.0.37^

Major bleedingsCAPRIE [19]Mean: 22.9Clopidogrel 75 mg od95991321.380.88 (0.70;1.12)0.75
ASA 325 mg od95861491.55Ref.0.85
CHARISMA, NCT00050817 [1]Median: 28Clopidogrel 75 mg od+ASA 75-162 mg od78021301.701.25 (0.97; 1.61)0.71
ASA 75-162 mg od78011041.30Ref.0.57
COMPASS, NCT01776424 [15]Mean: 23Rivaroxaban 5 mg bid91172552.81.51 (1.25; 1.84)1.48^
Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg bid+ASA 100 mg od91522883.11.70 (1.40; 2.05)1.67^
ASA 100 mg od91261701.9Ref.0.98^
TRA 2°P–TIMI 50, NCT00526474 [20]Median: 30Vorapaxar 2.5 mg od131864384.201.66 (1.43; 1.93)1.33
Placebo131662672.50Ref.0.81
TRA 2°P–TIMI 50, NCT00526474 [20]Vorapaxar 2.5 mg od131862982.901.44 (1.21; 1.72)0.90
Placebo131662091.90Ref.0.63
TRA 2°P–TIMI 50, NCT00526474 [20]Vorapaxar 2.5 mg od131866245.901.57 (1.38; 1.78)1.89
Placebo131664043.70Ref.1.23

Trial-specific criteria definition, GUSTO severe definition, Modified ISTH definition, TIMI major bleeding, ISTH definition, Calculated on the basis of available data, ^Unpublished data extracted from CSR, Kaplan-Meier estimate. ALI: acute limb ischaemia; ASA: acetylsalicylic acid; bid: bis in die = twice a day; CHD: coronary heart disease; CV: cardiovascular; GUSTO: Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tpa for Occluded Arteries definition; HR: hazard ratio; IS: ischaemic stroke; ISTH: International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis classification; LCI: lower confidence interval; MI: myocardial infarction; od: once a day; p-yrs: Patients-years; Ref.: reference group; UCI: upper confidence interval.