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DOI: 10.1055/a-1981-1763
Assessment of DOAC in GEriatrics (Adage Study): Rivaroxaban/Apixaban Concentrations and Thrombin Generation Profiles in NVAF Very Elderly Patients
Funding Reagents were purchased thanks to a CONNY-MAEVA Charitable Foundation grant and the Société Française de Cardiologie. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study, collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data.
Abstract
Background Although a growing number of very elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), multiple conditions, and polypharmacy receive direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), few studies specifically investigated both apixaban/rivaroxaban pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in such patients.
Aims To investigate: (1) DOAC concentration–time profiles; (2) thrombin generation (TG); and (3) clinical outcomes 6 months after inclusion in very elderly AF in-patients receiving rivaroxaban or apixaban.
Methods Adage-NCT02464488 was an academic prospective exploratory multicenter study, enrolling AF in-patients aged ≥80 years, receiving DOAC for at least 4 days. Each patient had one to five blood samples at different time points over 20 days. DOAC concentrations were determined using chromogenic assays. TG was investigated using ST-Genesia (STG-ThromboScreen, STG-DrugScreen).
Results We included 215 patients (women 71.1%, mean age: 87 ± 4 years), 104 rivaroxaban and 111 apixaban, and 79.5% receiving reduced-dose regimen. We observed important inter-individual variabilities (coefficient of variation) whatever the regimen, at C max [49–46%] and C min [75–61%] in 15 mg rivaroxaban and 2.5 mg apixaban patients, respectively. The dose regimen was associated with C max and C min plasma concentrations in apixaban (p = 0.0058 and p = 0.0222, respectively), but not in rivaroxaban samples (multivariate analysis). Moreover, substantial variability of thrombin peak height (STG-ThromboScreen) was noticed at a given plasma concentration for both xabans, suggesting an impact of the underlying coagulation status on TG in elderly in-patients. After 6-month follow-up, major bleeding/thromboembolic event/death rates were 6.7%/1.0%/17.3% in rivaroxaban and 5.4%/3.6%/18.9% in apixaban patients, respectively.
Conclusion Our study provides original data in very elderly patients receiving DOAC in a real-life setting, showing great inter-individual variability in plasma concentrations and TG parameters. Further research is needed to understand the potential clinical impact of these findings.
Authors Contribution
G.F.-P., V.S., G.J., and E.C. wrote the manuscript; C.L-L, V.S., E.P., and I.G.-T designed the research; C.L-L, J.L, E.P., and M.D. were clinical investigators; G.F.-P., V.S., G.J., F.T., F.K., and L.R. performed the research; G.F.-P., V.S., G.J., T.L., and E.C. analyzed the data; all authors reviewed the manuscript.
* These authors share equal authorship.
Publication History
Received: 09 August 2022
Accepted: 18 October 2022
Accepted Manuscript online:
17 November 2022
Article published online:
09 January 2023
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