ISAR-REACT 5

Ticagrelor or Prasugrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Patient / Population Intervention / Exposition Comparaison Critère de jugement

In 4,018 patients with acute coronary syndromes managed invasively, prasugrel reduced death, MI or stroke at one year compared with ticagrelor.

N
4 018
Schéma
Investigator-initiated, open-label RCT
Critère
Death, MI or stroke at 12 months
Pertinence
2
Résultat9.3 % (ticagrelor) vs 6.9 % (prasugrel) — HR 1.36 favouring prasugrel; major bleeding similar.
Schüpke S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019;381(16):1524-1534. 10.1056/NEJMoa1908973
Discussion et critique

Open-label design and higher ticagrelor discontinuation drew criticism. Nonetheless shifted ESC preference towards prasugrel in NSTE-ACS without pre-treatment.