Jafrin S, Naznin NE, Reza MS, Aziz MA, Islam MS. Risk of stroke in CYP2C19 LoF polymorphism carrier coronary artery disease patients undergoing clopidogrel therapy: An ethnicity-based updated meta-analysis.
Eur J Intern Med 2021;
90:49-65. [PMID:
34092486 DOI:
10.1016/j.ejim.2021.05.022]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Antiplatelet agent clopidogrel has been widely used for stroke management for many years, although resistance to clopidogrel may increase the chance of stroke recurrence. CYP2C19 loss-of-function (LoF) polymorphism is assumed to be responsible for the poor metabolism of clopidogrel that ultimately turns to resistance. Previous publications could not provide firm evidence due to highly conflicting and heterogeneous outcomes.
AIM
To get clear evidence from an updated meta-analysis on CYP2C19 LoF polymorphism association with stroke risk in clopidogrel treated patients, this study has been performed.
METHODS
We conducted a meta-analysis with 72 selected studies from authentic databases, including 40,035 coronary artery disease patients treated with clopidogrel.
RESULTS
This analysis showed that the worldwide carrier of one or more CYP2C19 LoF alleles had a significantly higher risk of stroke and composite events than the non-LoF carriers (RR=1.78, 95% CI=1.52-2.07, p<0.00001 and RR=1.39, 95% CI=1.26-1.54, p<0.00001, respectively). Besides, subgroup analysis showed that Asian CYP2C19 LoF carriers had a significantly increased risk of stroke (RR=1.91, 95% CI=1.60-2.28, p<0.00001) while the risk of composite events was significantly higher in all ethnic populations (Asian: RR=1.58, 95% CI=1.32-1.89, p<0.00001; Caucasian: RR=1.27, 95% CI=1.08-1.50, p=0.003; Hispanic and others: RR=1.21, 95% CI=1.09-1.34, p=0.0003).
CONCLUSION
Our meta-analysis confirmed that the presence of CYP2C19 LoF alleles increases the risk of stroke and composite events recurrence in the worldwide population, especially in Asians undergoing clopidogrel treatment. Alternative antiplatelet therapy should be investigated thoroughly for the intermediate and poor metabolizers.
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