title: Current status of data on cangrelor.
abstract: P2Y12 receptor inhibition in addition to aspirin is the cornerstone of treatment in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Despite advances in contemporary antithrombotic therapy, periprocedural thrombotic complications such as myocardial infarction and stent thrombosis remain a major concern in patients treated with PCI. Current practice guidelines recommend treatment with a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor as early as possible in patients with ACS. Existing oral P2Y12 receptors inhibitors (clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor) have several limitations such as delayed onset and offset of action, interindividual variation, and only oral availability. Cangrelor, an intravenous, fast-onset, direct-acting P2Y12 receptor inhibitor offers potent platelet inhibition that is rapidly reversible. In large randomized trials, cangrelor has shown substantial reduction in ischemic events with no increase in severe bleeding compared with clopidogrel among patients undergoing PCI. Cangrelor is approved as an adjunct to PCI to reduce the risk of periprocedural MI, repeat coronary revascularization, and stent thrombosis in patients who have not been pretreated with a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor and are not receiving a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor. This review aims at providing a comprehensive analysis of the current evidence pertaining to the role of cangrelor in contemporary practice.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Arman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qamar
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: dlbhattmd@post.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Deepak L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000284:Administration, Oral; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058921:Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D058921:Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; C117446:cangrelor
keywords: Acute coronary syndrome; Antiplatelet therapy; Cangrelor; Coronary artery disease; P2Y12 receptor inhibition; Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)