Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in <i>CYP2C19</i> Loss-of-Function Carriers with Stroke or TIA

Abstract

Among Chinese patients with minor ischemic stroke or TIA who were carriers of <i>CYP2C19</i> loss-of-function alleles, the risk of stroke at 90 days was modestly lower with ticagrelor than with clopidogrel. The risk of severe or moderate bleeding did not differ between the two treatment groups, but ticagrelor was associated with more total bleeding events than clopidogrel. (Funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China and others; CHANCE-2 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04078737.).