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A synthetic pentasaccharide for the prevention of deep-vein thrombosis after total hip replacement.
New England Journal of Medicine 2001 March 2
BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism is a frequent complication of total hip replacement. The pentasaccharide Org31540/SR90107A, a highly selective, indirect inhibitor of activated factor X, is the first of a new class of synthetic antithrombotic agents. To determine the optimal dose for phase 3 studies, we conducted a dose-ranging study in which Org31540/SR90107A was compared with a low-molecular-weight heparin, enoxaparin, in patients undergoing total hip replacement.
METHODS: In a double-blind study, patients were randomly assigned to postoperative administration of one of five daily doses of Org31540/SR90107A, given once daily, or to 30 mg of enoxaparin, given every 12 hours. Treatment was continued for 10 days or until bilateral venography was performed after a minimum of 5 days.
RESULTS: Of 933 patients treated, 593 were eligible for the efficacy analysis. With Org31540/SR90107A a dose effect was observed (P=0.002), with rates of venous thromboembolism of 11.8 percent, 6.7 percent, 1.7 percent, 4.4 percent, and 0 percent for the groups assigned to 0.75 mg, 1.5 mg, 3.0 mg, 6.0 mg, and 8.0 mg of the drug, respectively, as compared with a rate of 9.4 percent in the enoxaparin group. The reduction in the risk of venous thromboembolism was 82 percent for the 3.0-mg Org31540/SR90107A group (P=0.01) and 29 percent for the 1.5-mg group (P=0.51). Enrollment in the 6.0-mg and 8.0-mg Org31540/SR90107A groups was discontinued because of bleeding complications. Major bleeding occurred 3.5 percent less frequently in the 0.75-mg group (P=0.01) and 3.0 percent less frequently in the 1.5-mg group (P=0.05) than in the enoxaparin group (in which the rate was similar to that in the 3.0-mg group).
CONCLUSIONS: A synthetic pentasaccharide, Org31540/SR90107A, has the potential to improve significantly the risk-benefit ratio for the prevention of venous thromboembolism, as compared with low-molecular-weight heparin.
METHODS: In a double-blind study, patients were randomly assigned to postoperative administration of one of five daily doses of Org31540/SR90107A, given once daily, or to 30 mg of enoxaparin, given every 12 hours. Treatment was continued for 10 days or until bilateral venography was performed after a minimum of 5 days.
RESULTS: Of 933 patients treated, 593 were eligible for the efficacy analysis. With Org31540/SR90107A a dose effect was observed (P=0.002), with rates of venous thromboembolism of 11.8 percent, 6.7 percent, 1.7 percent, 4.4 percent, and 0 percent for the groups assigned to 0.75 mg, 1.5 mg, 3.0 mg, 6.0 mg, and 8.0 mg of the drug, respectively, as compared with a rate of 9.4 percent in the enoxaparin group. The reduction in the risk of venous thromboembolism was 82 percent for the 3.0-mg Org31540/SR90107A group (P=0.01) and 29 percent for the 1.5-mg group (P=0.51). Enrollment in the 6.0-mg and 8.0-mg Org31540/SR90107A groups was discontinued because of bleeding complications. Major bleeding occurred 3.5 percent less frequently in the 0.75-mg group (P=0.01) and 3.0 percent less frequently in the 1.5-mg group (P=0.05) than in the enoxaparin group (in which the rate was similar to that in the 3.0-mg group).
CONCLUSIONS: A synthetic pentasaccharide, Org31540/SR90107A, has the potential to improve significantly the risk-benefit ratio for the prevention of venous thromboembolism, as compared with low-molecular-weight heparin.
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