Vorapaxar and diplopia: Possible off-target PAR-receptor mismodulation.
Thromb Haemost
; 115(5): 905-10, 2016 05 02.
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| ID: mdl-26887783
ABSTRACT
Vorapaxar, a novel antiplatelet thrombin PAR-1 inhibitor, has been evaluated in the successful TRA2P trial and the failed TRACER trial. The drug is currently approved for post myocardial infarction and peripheral artery disease indications with concomitant use of clopidogrel and/or aspirin. The FDA ruled that the vorapaxar safety profile is acceptable. However, both trials revealed excess diplopia (double vision) usually reversible after vorapaxar. The diplopia risk appears to be small (about 1 extra case per 1,000 treated subjects), but real. Overall, there were 10 placebo and 34 vorapaxar diplopia cases (p=0.018) consistent for TRACER (2 vs 13 cases; p=0.010) and for TRA2P (8 vs 21 cases; p=0.018). Hence, we review the FDA-confirmed evidence and discuss potential causes and implications of such a surprising adverse association, which may be related to off-target PAR receptor mismodulation in the eye.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pyridines
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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Receptor, PAR-1
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Receptors, Proteinase-Activated
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Diplopia
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Lactones
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Thromb Haemost
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article