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PIONEER AF - PCI
– Study Design
No ASA
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
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.
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