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Pexelizumab, an anti-C5 complement antibody, as adjunctive therapy to primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction: the COMplement inhibition in Myocardial infarction treated with Angioplasty (COMMA) trial.
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Circulation [Circulation] 2003 Sep 09; Vol. 108 (10), pp. 1184-90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2003 Aug 18. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Background: Complement, activated during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion, causes myocardial damage through multiple processes. The COMplement inhibition in Myocardial infarction treated with Angioplasty (COMMA) trial was performed to determine the effect of pexelizumab, a C5 complement inhibitor, on infarct size in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (MI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.<br />Methods and Results: In COMMA, 960 patients with MI (20% isolated inferior MI) were randomized to placebo, pexelizumab 2.0-mg/kg bolus, or pexelizumab 2.0-mg/kg bolus and 0.05-mg/kg per h infusion for 20 hours. Infarct size by creatine kinase-MB area under the curve, the primary outcome, did not differ significantly between groups (placebo median, 4393; bolus pexelizumab, 4526; bolus plus infusion pexelizumab, 4713 [ng/mL] x h; P=0.89 for bolus versus placebo; P=0.76 for bolus plus infusion versus placebo), nor did the composite of 90-day death, new or worsening heart failure, shock, or stroke (placebo, 11.1%; bolus, 10.7%; bolus plus infusion, 8.5%). The ninety-day mortality rate was significantly lower with pexelizumab bolus plus infusion (1.8% versus 5.9% with placebo; nominal P=0.014); the bolus-only group had an intermediate mortality rate (4.2%).<br />Conclusions: In patients with ST-elevation MI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, pexelizumab had no measurable effect on infarct size. However, the significant reduction in mortality suggests that pexelizumab may benefit patients through alternative novel mechanisms and provides impetus for additional investigation.
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Antibodies, Monoclonal adverse effects
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Area Under Curve
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Creatine Kinase analysis
Creatine Kinase, MB Form
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Isoenzymes analysis
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction mortality
Single-Chain Antibodies
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use
Complement C5 antagonists & inhibitors
Myocardial Infarction therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1524-4539
- Volume :
- 108
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Circulation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12925454
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000087447.12918.85