Question What is the time course for benefit and risk with dual antiplatelet therapy for individuals with minor ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) who carry CYP2C19 loss-of-function (LOF) alleles?
Findings In this secondary analysis of the Ticagrelor or Clopidogrel With Aspirin in High-risk Patients With Acute Nondisabling Cerebrovascular Events II (CHANCE-2) randomized clinical trial, the benefit with ticagrelor and aspirin was predominately present in the first week and persisted throughout the 21-day period of dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor and aspirin in patients with a minor stroke or TIA who carried CYP2C19 LOF alleles.
Meaning The findings suggest that the benefit with ticagrelor and aspirin found in CHANCE-2 among patients with a minor ischemic stroke or TIA carrying CYP2C19 LOF alleles was predominant in the first week, with a small benefit observed in the following 2 weeks.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2793534?guestAccessKey=8aed09e4-5890-44fc-91a7-6b739179443a&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamaneurology&utm_content=etoc&utm_term=080822#:~:text=JAMA%20Neurol.%202022%3B79(8)%3A739%2D745.%20doi%3A10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.1457
