title: AZD6140.
abstract: Oral antiplatelet therapy with P2Y(12) receptor blockers (especially clopidogrel) is the current choice of treatment during acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous interventions. To address the various limitations of thienopyridine therapy (including response variability and non-responsiveness) a novel drug, AZD6140, is under clinical development. AZD6140 is an oral and reversible P2Y(12) receptor blocker that does not require hepatic conversion to an active metabolite and produces an overall superior ADP-induced platelet inhibition with less response variability than clopidogrel. It has fast onset and offset actions that may be advantageous in patients who may have to undergo immediate surgery.
authors.affiliation: Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research, Hoffberger Building, Suite 56, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA.
authors.forename: Udaya S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Tantry
authors.forename: Kevin P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Bliden
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gurbel
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D015507:Drugs, Investigational / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D000077486:Ticagrelor
chemical_list: D015507:Drugs, Investigational; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D000077486:Ticagrelor; D000241:Adenosine