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 Multicenter, open-label, 3-parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial

PIONEER AF - PCI
– Study Design
No ASA

Group 1 Rivaroxaban 15 mg/OD + P2Y12 inhibit

10mg for CrCl 30-50 mL/min.

> 18ys, AF, Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg/BID + Rivaroxaban 15


R Group 2 DAPT mg/OD + ASA
PCI with stent

Predefined DAPT duration 1, 6, 12 ms.


<72 hs of Sheath removal,
INR must be < 2.5 at Group 3 VKA + DAPT VKA + ASA
randomization

AF: Atrial Fibrillation; PCI: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; ASA: Acetyl Salcelic Acid;
R: Randomization; OD: Once Daily; BID: Twice Daily; DAPT: Dual Antiplatelets Therapy;
ms: Months; VKA: Vit-K Antagonists.
End At 12 ms
Adapted from: Gibson CM, Mehran R, Bode C, et al. Prevention of Bleeding in Patients
with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing PCI. N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 22;375(25):2423-2434. doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa1611594.
PIONEER AF - PCI
– Endpoints
Primary (Safety) Secondary (Efficacy)

The occurrence of clinically significant bleeding The occurrence of a major adverse cardiovascular
(a composite of: event (a composite of:
• major bleeding • Death from cardiovascular causes,
• or minor bleeding according to Thrombolysis • Myocardial infarction, or stroke),
in Myocardial Infarction [TIMI] criteria
• or bleeding requiring medical attention; Each component of the major adverse cardiovascular
event end point, and stent thrombosis.

Adapted from: Gibson CM, Mehran R, Bode C, et al. Prevention of Bleeding in Patients
with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing PCI. N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 22;375(25):2423-2434. doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa1611594.
PIONEER AF - PCI
– Acute Coronary Syndrome
Population

ACS Type

STEMI NSTEMI UA

ACS NON-ACS

Adapted from: Gibson CM, Mehran R, Bode C, et al. Prevention of Bleeding in Patients
with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing PCI. N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 22;375(25):2423-2434. doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa1611594.
PIONEER AF - PCI
– CHADS-VASc score
3.40% 1.60%

9.30%
13.10%

15.80%

19.50%

17.60%

19.70%

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Adapted from: Gibson CM, Mehran R, Bode C, et al. Prevention of Bleeding in Patients
with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing PCI. N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 22;375(25):2423-2434. doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa1611594.
PIONEER AF - PCI Safer

– Safety Endpoints Mainly driven by


“Bleeding requiring medical attention” !!

Gibson CM, Mehran R, Bode C, et al. Prevention of Bleeding in Patients with Atrial
Fibrillation Undergoing PCI. N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 22;375(25):2423-2434. doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa1611594.
PIONEER AF - PCI Non-Significant
difference
– Efficacy Endpoints

Gibson CM, Mehran R, Bode C, et al. Prevention of Bleeding in Patients with Atrial
Fibrillation Undergoing PCI. N Engl J Med. 2016 Dec 22;375(25):2423-2434. doi:
10.1056/NEJMoa1611594.
PIONEER AF - PCI Non-Significant
difference
– Study Limitations
Published Study 1 Other Sources 2

the number of secondary efficacy end points in this It should be noted that both of the dosing regimens
study was small, and the trial was not powered to of rivaroxaban (15 mg daily or 2.5 mg twice daily)
definitively establish either superiority or used in the trial have not been formally investigated
noninferiority. and are not FDA approved for AF or acute coronary
syndromes. And, while lower than approved doses of
rivaroxaban were used in this trial, a lower INR target
was not tested.

For one individual component of the composite Not blinded


efficacy end point (stroke) within one stratum of Not powered for efficacy
DAPT duration (6 months), the efficacy results were Little ethnic/racial diversity, which is problematic
significantly in favor of standard therapy versus considering the high incidence of polymorphisms
therapy with very-low-dose rivaroxaban plus DAPT leading to "clopidogrel resistance" in Asian
populations
 
Stratification to 1, 6, or 12 months of DAPT was based Small number of patients compared to previous trials
on clinician choice, and patients were not randomly of DOACs
assigned to a duration of DAPT. Limited presentation of adverse events
Patient characteristics were imbalanced across the
strata of DAPT durations

1. Gibson CM, Mehran R, Bode C, et al. Prevention of Bleeding in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing PCI. N Engl J
Med. 2016 Dec 22;375(25):2423-2434. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1611594.
2. https://www.wikijournalclub.org/wiki/PIONEER_AF-PCI

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