Table 1 Major characteristics of trials included in the network meta-analysis.

From: Efficacy and safety of newer P2Y12 inhibitors for acute coronary syndrome: a network meta-analysis

Studies

Year

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier

Number of patients

P2Y12 inhibitors

Primary endpoints

Definition of bleeding

DISPERSE-223

2007

NA

661

Ticagrelor (AZD6140) vs. clopidogrel

TIMI major or minor bleeding

TIMI

PLATO8

2012

NCT00391872

18,624

Ticagrelor (AZD6140) vs. clopidogrel

Composite of death from vascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke

PLATO-defineda, TIMI

PHILO24

2015

NCT01294462

801

Ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel

Composite of death from vascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke

PLATO-defineda

Tang et al.25

2016

NA

400

Ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel

Composite of overall death, myocardial infarction, unplanned revascularization, and stroke

TIMI

SETFAST26

2017

NCT01930591

144

Ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel

Bleeding

BARC

Wang et al.27

2016

NA

200

Ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel

Composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death

PLATO-defineda

TREAT28

2018

NCT02298088

3799

Ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel

Major bleeding

TIMI, PLATO-defineda, BARC

JUMBO–TIMI 2629

2005

NA

904

Prasugrel vs. clopidogrel

Composite of TIMI major and minor hemorrhage

TIMI

TRILOGY ACS30

2012

NCT00699998

7243

Prasugrel vs. clopidogrel

Composite of death from cardiovascular causes, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or non-fatal stroke

TIMI, GUSTO

TRITON-TIMI 386

2009

NCT00097591

13,608

Prasugrel vs. clopidogrel

Composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or non-fatal stroke

TIMI

PRASFIT-ACS31

2014

NA

1363

Prasugrel vs. clopidogrel

Composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and non-fatal ischemic stroke

TIMI

CHAMPION PCI10

2009

NCT00305162

8667

Cangrelor vs. Clopidogrel

Composite of death from any cause, myocardial infarction, or ischemia-driven revascularization at 48 h

GUSTO, TIMI, ACUITY

CHAMPION PLATFORM11

2009

NCT00385138

5295

Cangrelor vs. clopidogrel

Composite of death, myocardial infarction, or ischemia-driven revascularization 48 h after percutaneous coronary intervention

TIMI, GUSTO, ACUITY

CHAMPION PHOENIX13

2013

NCT01156571

10,939

Cangrelor vs. clopidogrel

Composite rate of death from any cause, myocardial infarction, ischemia-driven revascularization, or stent thrombosis in the 48 h

GUSTO, TIMI

PRAGUE-1818

2017

NCT02808767

1230

Ticagrelor vs. prasugrel

Composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or stroke

TIMI, BARC

ISAR-REACT 519

2019

NCT01944800

4018

Ticagrelor vs. prasugrel

Composite of death, myocardial infarction, or stroke

BARC

  1. BARC Bleeding Academic Research Consortium, GUSTO global utilization of streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator for occluded coronary arteries, NA not applicable, TIMI thrombolysis in myocardial infarction.
  2. aPLATO-defined bleeding followed the definitions of bleedings used in the PLATO trial8.