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American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

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Open Access 17.10.2023 | Original Research Article

Safety and Effectiveness of Apixaban Versus Warfarin in Japanese Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Stratified by Renal Function: A Retrospective Cohort Study

verfasst von: Takeshi Morimoto, Haruhiko Hoshino, Yukako Matsuo, Tatsuki Ibuki, Kayoko Miyata, Yukihiro Koretsune

Erschienen in: American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs | Ausgabe 6/2023

Abstract

Background

We previously conducted a retrospective cohort study using chart review of oral anticoagulant-naïve Japanese patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) that assessed the risk of major bleeding and stroke/systemic embolism (SE) events of apixaban versus warfarin.

Methods

In this subgroup analysis, we compared the risk of major bleeding and stroke/SE events by stratifying patients into four subgroups matched 1:1 using propensity score matching (PSM) according to baseline creatinine clearance (CrCl; mL/min): ≥ 15 to < 30, ≥ 30 to < 50, ≥ 50 to < 80, and ≥ 80.

Results

Of the 7074 patients in the apixaban group and 4998 in the warfarin group eligible for inclusion in the analysis, 4385 were included in each group after PSM. Incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events were generally lower with apixaban versus warfarin across the CrCl subgroups. When all patients with a CrCl change of < 0 mL/min per year during the study period (apixaban, n = 3871; warfarin, n = 2635) were stratified into four subgroups based on the magnitude of CrCl decline (median CrCl change [mL/min] per year: − 1.09, − 3.48, − 7.54, and − 36.92 for apixaban, and − 1.10, − 3.65, − 7.85, and − 40.40 for warfarin), the incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events generally increased with an increasing CrCl decline per year in both groups.

Conclusions

In Japanese patients with NVAF, the safety and effectiveness of apixaban and warfarin were consistent across different renal subgroups, including those with severe renal impairment. Our results highlight the importance of monitoring renal function variations over time in patients with NVAF.

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier

NCT03765242.

Supplementary file1 (PDF 375 KB)

Supplementary Information

The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40256-023-00611-7.

Key Points

This was a subgroup analysis of a retrospective cohort study that compared the risk of major bleeding and stroke/systemic embolism (SE) events between apixaban and warfarin in Japanese patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) who were naïve to oral anticoagulants based on their baseline creatinine clearance (CrCl) (≥ 15 to < 30, ≥ 30 to < 50, ≥ 50 to < 80, and ≥ 80 mL/min). In addition, the association between renal function decline during the study period and clinical outcomes of apixaban versus warfarin was investigated.

After propensity score matching, patients treated with apixaban had generally lower incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events than those treated with warfarin across the CrCl subgroups. The incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events generally increased with an increasing annual decline in CrCl in both treatment groups.

This real-world study revealed that the safety and effectiveness of apixaban and warfarin in Japanese patients with NVAF were consistent across different renal function subgroups, including those with severe renal impairment, and emphasized the importance of monitoring variations in renal function over time in patients with NVAF.

1 Introduction

Atrial fibrillation (AF) has become a global public health challenge in aging societies and affects approximately 0.5% of the population worldwide [1]. Considering the aging population and the increase in common risk factors for AF and chronic kidney disease (CKD), such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus, the prevalence of CKD and AF is likely to increase in the future [2]. In the population-based REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study, AF was associated with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease in the general population; however, this association was potentially explained by underlying CKD [3]. Moreover, AF and CKD have a bidirectional relationship, where the presence of CKD increases the risk of incident AF; the presence of AF is associated with the development and progression of CKD [4]. The risk of stroke, systemic embolism (SE), bleeding, and mortality is significantly increased in patients with co-existent AF and CKD compared with that in patients with either condition alone [5‐11]. Therefore, managing patients with these co-existing conditions poses a challenging scenario for clinicians, especially in relation to the use of oral anticoagulants.

For the prevention of stroke/SE in patients with nonvalvular AF (NVAF), warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs; apixaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and edoxaban) are approved in Japan [12]. A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies involving patients with CKD treated with oral anticoagulants concluded that DOACs offer a more favorable safety and efficacy profile than warfarin for various cardiovascular outcomes such as intracerebral hemorrhage, combined ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, stroke/SE, mortality, and major bleeding events [13].

Results of the Apixaban for Reduction in Stroke and Other Thromboembolic Events in Atrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) trial and its secondary analyses showed that the superiority of apixaban over warfarin in preventing stroke/SE is consistent across renal function subgroups [14, 15]. However, in the ARISTOTLE trial, the proportion of patients with moderate renal impairment (creatinine clearance [CrCl] > 30–50 mL/min) was approximately 15% in both the apixaban and warfarin groups, whereas that of patients with severe renal impairment (CrCl ≤ 30 mL/min) was 1.5% in both groups, suggesting limited efficacy and safety data for patients with moderate-to-severe renal impairment [14]. Several real-world studies have compared the safety and effectiveness of apixaban with warfarin in patients with AF and renal impairment and concluded that apixaban demonstrates similar effectiveness to warfarin in patients with CKD [16‐21]. However, evidence in Japanese adults with AF is insufficient, especially in those with CrCl < 30 mL/min [22].

We previously conducted a retrospective cohort study using chart review of patients with NVAF that assessed the risk of bleeding and stroke/SE events of apixaban versus warfarin in oral anticoagulant-naïve Japanese patients with NVAF, of whom approximately 30% had CrCl < 50 mL/min (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03765242) [22]. In patients with CrCl ≥ 50 mL/min, the risk of major bleeding and stroke/SE was not significantly different between groups. In patients with a baseline CrCl of < 50 mL/min, the risk of major bleeding was lower in the apixaban group versus the warfarin group, as was that of stroke/SE [22]. Therefore, in this subgroup analysis of the study, we compared the risk of major bleeding and stroke/SE events with apixaban versus warfarin by stratifying patients according to baseline renal function, including CrCl < 30 mL/min. Renal function often deteriorates over time in patients with AF [15, 23‐25] and may increase the risk of stroke/SE and major bleeding [15]. We therefore aimed to investigate the association between the degree of decline in renal function during the study period and the clinical outcomes of apixaban versus warfarin.

2 Methods

2.1 Study Design and Eligibility Criteria

This study is the second analysis of a retrospective cohort study using a chart review [22]. Briefly, the study included Japanese patients with NVAF who were aged ≥ 20 years and were newly initiated on apixaban or warfarin (index date: 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2017). The incidence of major bleeding and stroke/SE events in the apixaban and warfarin groups was compared according to baseline CrCl (mL/min) ≥ 15 to < 30, ≥ 30 to < 50, ≥ 50 to < 80, and ≥ 80. Patients with CrCl decline (< 0 mL/min per year) during the study period were divided into quartiles, and the incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events within the apixaban and warfarin groups were compared.

2.2 Outcomes and Definitions

The primary outcome was major bleeding events defined based on the criteria established by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis [26]. In addition, stroke/SE events were evaluated as a composite secondary outcome, with stroke defined as ischemic, hemorrhagic, or unknown [22].

The key framework of this study was a comparison between the apixaban and warfarin groups, which were matched using propensity scores to balance the baseline characteristics. Patients were stratified into the following subgroups based on baseline CrCl (calculated using the Cockcroft–Gault formula: ≥ 15 to < 30, ≥ 30 to < 50, ≥ 50 to < 80, and ≥ 80 mL/min), and propensity score matching (PSM) was applied. The variables used for the calculation of propensity score and standardized mean difference (SMD) are shown in Online Resource 1. The incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events were compared between treatment groups for each CrCl subgroup. The change in CrCl per year was calculated for each patient in the full analysis set (FAS) for all eligible patients in the analysis. Patients who showed a CrCl decline (CrCl change < 0 mL/min per year) during the study period were stratified into four subgroups (quartiles) based on the magnitude of CrCl decline to assess the proportion of event-free patients (probability of having no event occurrences by month 36) and risks for major bleeding and stroke/SE events.

2.3 Statistical Analyses

Patients in each group were matched 1:1 based on propensity scores (caliper value = 0.15) calculated using a logistic regression model (PSM cohort). As reported previously, the covariate balance between the apixaban and warfarin groups in the PSM cohort was assessed using an SMD with a threshold of 0.1 [22]. For each CrCl subgroup in the PSM cohort, the incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events were estimated using the person-years method. Incidence rates were compared between the apixaban and warfarin groups using the Cox proportional hazards regression model by calculating the hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). The p value for the interaction between groups and by baseline CrCl (≥ 15 to < 30, ≥ 30 to < 50, ≥ 50 to < 80, or ≥ 80 mL/min) was calculated using the Cox proportional hazards model in the total PSM cohort.

The change in CrCl per year (mL/min) was calculated for each patient in the FAS by dividing the change in CrCl (mL/min) throughout the study period by the observation period (years), i.e., (last observation date − baseline date)/365.25. Patients with CrCl decline (CrCl change < 0 mL/min per year) during the study period were stratified into subgroups according to the magnitude of CrCl decline (CrCl-decline quartiles 1, 2, 3, and 4; quartiles 1 and 4 show the smallest and largest renal function decline, respectively), and the data were summarized for each quartile using descriptive statistics. The incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events were calculated for each quartile and compared between the apixaban and warfarin groups using the same Cox proportional hazards regression model (not compared directly). The incidence rates of the first major bleeding and stroke/SE events were estimated using the person-years method, and HRs with 95% CIs were calculated to compare the risk of the first event occurrence in quartiles 2, 3, and 4 versus quartile 1. Kaplan–Meier survival curves were generated for the time to the first event of major bleeding and stroke/SE in each CrCl-decline quartile; as these were exploratory analyses, the p values (log-rank test) were not reported. An additional Cox proportional hazards regression model was constructed to assess the impact of CrCl decline on the risks of major bleeding and stroke/SE events by including the CrCl quartile (1, 2, 3, and 4) as a continuous variable in the model.

Baseline variables were summarized for each CrCl subgroup and each CrCl-decline quartile. Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range) and were compared between the groups in the FAS using Student’s t test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test (for CHADS₂, CHA₂DS₂-VASc, and HAS-BLED scores). Categorical variables are expressed as the number and percentage of patients and were compared between the groups in the FAS using the Chi-square test.

As a post hoc analysis, the impact of the magnitude of renal function decline during the study period on the incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE in the FAS was reported as HR and 95% CI.

All statistical tests were performed with a two-sided significance level of 0.05, and no imputation was performed for missing data. All analyses were performed using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software version 9.2 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA).

3 Results

3.1 Patient Disposition

Of the 12,072 Japanese patients with NVAF who were naïve to oral anticoagulants at the index date (FAS), 7074 were prescribed apixaban and 4998 were prescribed warfarin. After PSM, 8770 patients (4385 each in the apixaban and warfarin groups) were included based on their baseline CrCl values (mL/min) (≥ 15 to < 30: 313 patients; ≥ 30 to < 50: 1049 patients; ≥ 50 to < 80: 1816 patients; and ≥ 80: 1207 patients). In the FAS, a total of 6506 patients (3871 in the apixaban group and 2635 in the warfarin group) experienced a decline in CrCl (CrCl change < 0 mL/min per year) during the study period. In the apixaban group, 968 patients were included in quartiles 1, 2, and 3 each, and 967 patients were included in quartile 4. In the warfarin group, 659 patients were included in quartiles 1, 2, and 3 each, and 658 patients were included in quartile 4 (Fig. 1).

3.2 Demographics and Baseline Clinical Characteristics

The demographics and baseline clinical characteristics of the overall cohort have been previously published [22]. Overall, there were 4113 males and 2961 females in the apixaban group, and 3062 males and 1936 females in the warfarin group. For most baseline variables, including the proportion of women or elderly patients, body mass index (BMI), CrCl, and risk scores (CHADS₂, CHA₂DS₂-VASc, and HAS-BLED), the SMDs in patient characteristics between the apixaban and warfarin groups were within the threshold of 0.1 (Table 1). Most patients with CrCl ≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min (89.4%) or ≥ 30 to < 50 mL/min (77.6%) were prescribed apixaban at a reduced dose (2.5 mg twice daily), whereas 83.2% of patients with CrCl ≥ 80 mL/min were prescribed apixaban at a regular dose (5 mg twice daily) (Online Resource 2).

Table 1

Patient characteristics stratified by baseline renal function (PSM cohort)

Variable	CrCl ≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min			CrCl ≥ 30 to < 50 mL/min			CrCl ≥ 50 to < 80 mL/min			CrCl ≥ 80 mL/min
Variable	Apixaban [n = 313]	Warfarin [n = 313]	SMD	Apixaban [n = 1049]	Warfarin [n = 1049]	SMD	Apixaban [n = 1816]	Warfarin [n = 1816]	SMD	Apixaban [n = 1207]	Warfarin [n = 1207]	SMD
Female sex	210 (67.1)	206 (65.8)	0.027	567 (54.1)	528 (50.3)	0.074	692 (38.1)	707 (38.9)	0.017	295 (24.4)	288 (23.9)	0.014
Age, years	85.2 ± 6.8	84.4 ± 7.6	0.105	80.9 ± 6.6	80.7 ± 6.8	0.039	73.4 ± 7.9	73.0 ± 7.9	0.050	62.5 ± 9.7	61.8 ± 9.7	0.067
≥ 75 to < 85	105 (33.5)	102 (32.6)		567 (54.1)	557 (53.1)		732 (40.3)	710 (39.1)		118 (9.8)	92 (7.6)
≥ 85	182 (58.1)	174 (55.6)		322 (30.7)	319 (30.4)		116 (6.4)	110 (6.1)		0 (0.0)	6 (0.5)
Body weight, kg	48.04 ± 10.15	48.66 ± 11.25	0.059	52.66 ± 9.7	53.04 ± 10.4	0.038	60.27 ± 10.31	60.06 ± 10.13	0.021	72.05 ± 13.24	71.84 ± 12.83	0.016
≤ 40.0	73 (23.3)	68 (21.7)		97 (9.2)	94 (9.0)		26 (1.4)	35 (1.9)		2 (0.2)	2 (0.2)
> 40.0 to ≤ 50.0	121 (38.7)	128 (40.9)		347 (33.1)	362 (34.5)		280 (15.4)	276 (15.2)		38 (3.1)	32 (2.7)
> 50.0 to ≤ 60.0	82 (26.2)	73 (23.3)		375 (35.7)	360 (34.3)		618 (34.0)	633 (34.9)		171 (14.2)	148 (12.3)
BMI, kg/m²	21.48 ± 3.77^a	21.57 ± 4.01^a	0.023	22.08 ± 3.55^b	22.28 ± 3.45^b	0.058	23.54 ± 3.46^c	23.63 ± 3.49^c	0.025	25.99 ± 4.32^d	26.13 ± 4.38^d	0.034
SBP, mmHg	126.2 ± 24.9^e	124.7 ± 21.5^e	0.061	128.8 ± 21.5^f	127.3 ± 20.0^f	0.071	130.2 ± 19.8^g	129.6 ± 19.9^g	0.029	132.1 ± 18.9^h	131.3 ± 19.4^h	0.039
DBP, mmHg	71.6 ± 15.7^e	70.3 ± 14.6^e	0.088	73.1 + 14.6ⁱ	73.3 ± 14.5ⁱ	0.011	76.7 ± 14.2^j	76.6 ± 14.0^j	0.007	81.3 ± 14.9^k	80.4 ± 13.8^k	0.069
CrCl, mL/min	23.8 ± 3.9	23.5 ± 4.1	0.067	40.5 ± 5.7	40.4 ± 5.6	0.030	63.8 ± 8.5	63.8 ± 8.6	0.009	102.3 ± 23.0	102.5 ± 23.9	0.009
≥ 15 to < 30	313 (100)	313 (100)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
≥ 30 to < 50	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		1049 (100)	1049 (100)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Paroxysmal AF	123 (39.3)	101 (32.3)	0.147	444 (42.3)	393 (37.5)	0.099	823 (45.3)	688 (37.9)	0.151	498 (41.3)	449 (37.2)	0.083
CHADS₂ score	3.0 [2.0–3.0]	3.0 [2.0–3.0]	0.038	2.0 [2.0–3.0]	2.0 [2.0–3.0]	0.003	2.0 [1.0–3.0]	2.0 [1.0–3.0]	0.002	1.0 [1.0–2.0]	1.0 [1.0–2.0]	0.024
CHA₂DS₂-VASc score	5.0 [4.0–5.0]	5.0 [4.0–5.0]	0.052	4.0 [3.0–5.0]	4.0 [3.0–5.0]	0.049	3.0 [2.0–4.0]	3.0 [2.0–4.0]	0.005	2.0 [1.0–3.0]	2.0 [1.0–3.0]	0.013
HAS-BLED score	3.0 [2.0–4.0]	3.0 [2.0–4.0]	0.039	2.0 [2.0–3.0]	2.0 [2.0–3.0]	0.016	2.0 [2.0–3.0]	2.0 [1.0–3.0]	0.037	1.0 [1.0–2.0]	1.0 [1.0–2.0]	0.006
Comorbidities	303 (96.8)	308 (98.4)	0.105	984 (93.8)	994 (94.8)	0.041	1629 (89.7)	1617 (89.0)	0.021	1010 (83.7)	1027 (85.1)	0.039
CHF	161 (51.4)	168 (53.7)	0.045	354 (33.7)	360 (34.3)	0.012	413 (22.7)	442 (24.3)	0.038	243 (20.1)	265 (22.0)	0.045
Hypertension	273 (87.2)	274 (87.5)	0.010	861 (82.1)	849 (80.9)	0.029	1380 (76.0)	1383 (76.2)	0.004	854 (70.8)	854 (70.8)	0.00
Diabetes	71 (22.7)	70 (22.4)	0.008	218 (20.8)	225 (21.4)	0.016	378 (20.8)	370 (20.4)	0.011	266 (22.0)	280 (23.2)	0.028
Dyslipidemia	83 (26.5)	89 (28.4)	0.043	320 (30.5)	300 (28.6)	0.042	567 (31.2)	544 (30.0)	0.027	356 (29.5)	345 (28.6)	0.020
CAD	67 (21.4)	66 (21.1)	0.008	182 (17.3)	190 (18.1)	0.020	289 (15.9)	307 (16.9)	0.027	156 (12.9)	154 (12.8)	0.005
PAD^l	17 (5.4)	16 (5.1)	0.014	56 (5.3)	46 (4.4)	0.044	75 (4.1)	85 (4.7)	0.027	34 (2.8)	40 (3.3)	0.029
Medical history	135 (43.1)	113 (36.1)	0.144	365 (34.8)	373 (35.6)	0.016	487 (26.8)	460 (25.3)	0.034	226 (18.7)	209 (17.3)	0.037
Stroke/TIA	64 (20.4)	58 (18.5)	0.048	178 (17.0)	180 (17.2)	0.005	185 (10.2)	175 (9.6)	0.018	76 (6.3)	80 (6.6)	0.013
Bleeding^m	4 (1.3)	5 (1.6)	0.027	17 (1.6)	18 (1.7)	0.007	27 (1.5)	25 (1.4)	0.009	15 (1.2)	12 (1.0)	0.024
Concomitant medication
Antiplatelet drugs	126 (40.3)	120 (38.3)	0.039	343 (32.7)	356 (33.9)	0.026	448 (24.7)	471 (25.9)	0.029	199 (16.5)	221 (18.3)	0.048
ACE inhibitor or ARB	165 (52.7)	166 (53.0)	0.006	489 (46.6)	507 (48.3)	0.034	782 (43.1)	804 (44.3)	0.024	435 (36.0)	457 (37.9)	0.038
β-blocker	75 (24.0)	71 (22.7)	0.030	198 (18.9)	200 (19.1)	0.005	334 (18.4)	323 (17.8)	0.016	213 (17.6)	190 (15.7)	0.051
Amiodarone	9 (2.9)	11 (3.5)	0.036	20 (1.9)	20 (1.9)	0.0	13 (0.7)	16 (0.9)	0.019	18 (1.5)	22 (1.8)	0.026
PPI or H2 receptor antagonist	150 (47.9)	138 (44.1)	0.077	351 (33.5)	336 (32.0)	0.030	498 (27.4)	454 (25.0)	0.055	221 (18.3)	193 (16.0)	0.062
NSAIDs	22 (7.0)	22 (7.0)	0.0	68 (6.5)	62 (5.9)	0.024	78 (4.3)	69 (3.8)	0.025	34 (2.8)	36 (3.0)	0.010
Apixaban dose
5 mg bid	26 (8.3)	NA		237 (22.6)	NA		1123 (61.8)	NA		1008 (83.5)	NA
2.5 mg bid	278 (88.8)	NA		797 (76.0)	NA		674 (37.1)	NA		176 (14.6)	NA
Other	9 (2.9)	NA		15 (1.4)	NA		19 (1.0)	NA		23 (1.9)	NA

Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n (%), or median [IQR]

ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme, AF atrial fibrillation, ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker, bid twice daily, BMI body mass index, CAD coronary artery disease, CHF congestive heart failure, CrCl creatinine clearance, DBP diastolic blood pressure, IQR interquartile range, NA not applicable, NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, PAD peripheral artery disease, PPI proton pump inhibitor, PSM propensity score matching, SBP systolic blood pressure, SD standard deviation, SMD standardized mean difference, TIA transient ischemic attack

^aApixaban, n = 241; warfarin, n = 252

^bApixaban, n = 856; warfarin, n = 851

^cApixaban, n = 1509; warfarin, n = 1532

^dApixaban, n = 1035; warfarin, n = 1056

^eApixaban, n = 309; warfarin, n = 308

^fApixaban, n = 1031; warfarin, n = 1039

^gApixaban, n = 1786; warfarin, n = 1801

^hApixaban, n = 1185; warfarin, n = 1195

ⁱApixaban, n = 1030; warfarin, n = 1039

^jApixaban, n = 1786; warfarin, n = 1799

^kApixaban, n = 1185; warfarin, n = 1194

^lPAD and other peripheral vascular diseases

^mIntracranial hemorrhage, gastrointestinal bleeding, and other types of bleeding

In the PSM cohort, patient age and risk scores tended to be higher, whereas BMI tended to be lower in patients with a lower baseline CrCl value. The proportions of women, patients with comorbidities, and patients using concomitant medications were generally higher in patients with a lower baseline CrCl value. The proportion of patients with a history of stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) was higher in those with a lower baseline CrCl value (≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min: 20.4% for apixaban and 18.5% for warfarin; ≥ 80 mL/min: 6.3% for apixaban and 6.6% for warfarin), whereas that of patients with a history of bleeding was similar across the four CrCl subgroups (Table 1).

3.3 Clinical Outcomes of Apixaban Versus Warfarin Stratified by Baseline CrCl

The incidence rate of major bleeding was higher with a lower baseline CrCl in both treatment groups. The incidence rate of major bleeding (per 100 person-years) in the CrCl ≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min subgroup was lower with apixaban than with warfarin (3.75 vs. 7.34; HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.26–0.87; p = 0.02) (Table 2).

Table 2

Incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE stratified by baseline renal function (PSM cohort)

Event/CrCl (mL/min)	Apixaban			Warfarin			Cox proportional hazards regression^b
Event/CrCl (mL/min)	Number of events^a	Person-years^a	Incidence rate^a (95% CI)	Number of events^a	Person-years^a	Incidence rate^a (95% CI)	HR (95% CI)	p value
Major bleeding
≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min^c	16	427	3.75 (2.14–6.09)	34	464	7.34 (5.08–10.25)	0.48 (0.26–0.87)	0.02
≥ 30 to < 50 mL/min^d	33	1813	1.82 (1.25–2.56)	38	1768	2.15 (1.52–2.95)	0.85 (0.53–1.36)	0.50
≥ 50 to < 80 mL/min^e	24	3277	0.73 (0.47–1.09)	35	3385	1.03 (0.72–1.44)	0.71 (0.42–1.20)	0.20
≥ 80 mL/min^f	16	1921	0.83 (0.48–1.35)	21	2184	0.96 (0.60–1.47)	0.85 (0.44–1.63)	0.63
Stroke/SE
≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min^c	10	422	2.37 (1.14–4.36)	11	473	2.33 (1.16–4.16)	0.96 (0.41–2.28)	0.93
≥ 30 to < 50 mL/min^d	28	1819	1.54 (1.02–2.23)	47	1750	2.69 (1.97–3.57)	0.58 (0.36–0.92)	0.02
≥ 50 to < 80 mL/min^e	41	3261	1.26 (0.90–1.71)	55	3356	1.64 (1.23–2.13)	0.76 (0.51–1.14)	0.19
≥ 80 mL/min^f	10	1931	0.52 (0.25–0.95)	16	2185	0.73 (0.42–1.19)	0.67 (0.31–1.48)	0.32

CI confidence interval, CrCl creatinine clearance, HR hazard ratio, PSM propensity score matching, SE systemic embolism, SMD standardized mean difference

^aPer 100 person-years

^bIn addition to group, the multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model included the following factors with SMD ≥ 0.1: CrCl ≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min, age, and renal disease as baseline comorbidities, and P2Y12 inhibitors prescribed during the baseline period

^cn = 313 in each group

^dn = 1049 in each group

^en = 1816 in each group

^fn = 1207 in each group

The incidence rate of stroke/SE was generally higher with a lower baseline CrCl in both treatment groups, and was the highest in patients with CrCl ≥ 30 to < 50 mL/min in the warfarin group. The incidence rate of stroke/SE (per 100 person-years) in the CrCl ≥ 30 to < 50 mL/min subgroup was lower with apixaban than with warfarin (1.54 vs. 2.69; HR 0.58, 95% CI 0.36–0.92; p = 0.02) (Table 2).

The p value for interaction was not statistically significant between the CrCl subgroups (p = 0.55 for major bleeding and p = 0.69 for stroke/SE), suggesting a consistent effect of apixaban in preventing major bleeding and stroke/SE over warfarin across CrCl subgroups (Fig. 2).

3.4 Clinical Outcomes of Apixaban Versus Warfarin in Patients with CrCl Decline During the Study Period

The median CrCl change per year for patients assigned to quartiles 1, 2, 3, and 4 was − 1.09, − 3.48, − 7.54, and − 36.92 mL/min, respectively, in the apixaban group, and − 1.10, − 3.65, −‍ 7.85, and − 40.40 mL/min, respectively, in the warfarin group (Table 3). Most of the patient characteristics were comparable among patients in different quartiles. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were higher in the apixaban group than in the warfarin group in quartile 4, and the proportion of patients with paroxysmal AF was higher in the apixaban group than in the warfarin group in quartiles 1–3. Almost half of the patients in each quartile were prescribed apixaban 2.5 mg twice daily (Online Resource 3).

Table 3

Summary statistics of changes in CrCl per year in patients with CrCl decline (< 0 mL/min per year) during the study period (FAS)

Cohort	Quartile	Number of patients	Change in CrCl per year (mL/min)
Cohort	Quartile	Number of patients	Minimum	Q1	Median	Q3	Maximum
Apixaban	1	968	− 2.22	− 1.62	− 1.09	− 0.53	0
	2	968	− 5.10	− 4.17	− 3.48	− 2.84	− 2.22
	3	968	− 12.55	− 9.56	− 7.54	− 6.14	− 5.10
	4	967	− 9697.67	− 95.58	− 36.92	− 19.39	−12.56
Warfarin	1	659	− 2.28	− 1.73	− 1.10	− 0.55	0
	2	659	− 5.38	− 4.48	− 3.65	− 2.97	− 2.28
	3	659	− 14.00	− 9.98	− 7.85	− 6.42	− 5.40
	4	658	− 8577.44	− 112.73	− 40.40	− 20.71	− 14.04

CrCl creatinine clearance, FAS full analysis set, Q quartile

The incidence rate of major bleeding (per 100 person-years) was generally higher with a greater decline in CrCl per year in both the apixaban (1.97 for quartile 1 vs. 7.06 for quartile 4; HR 4.46, 95% CI 2.40–8.29) and warfarin (3.57 for quartile 1 vs. 9.66 for quartile 4; HR 3.42, 95% CI 1.88–6.21) groups (Table 4). Similarly, the incidence rate of stroke/SE (per 100 person-years) was generally higher with a greater decline in CrCl per year in both the apixaban (2.23 for quartile 1 vs. 3.20 for quartile 4; HR 2.31, 95% CI 1.19–4.46) and warfarin (2.44 for quartile 1 vs. 7.51 for quartile 4; HR 4.05, 95% CI 2.09–7.83) groups (Table 4).

Table 4

Incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE in patients with CrCl decline (< 0 mL/min per year) during the study period (FAS)

Event	Group	Quartile	Number of patients at risk	Number of first events^a (95% CI)^b	Incidence rate^a (95% CI)	HR (95% CI)
Major bleeding	Apixaban	1^c	968	0.66 (0.38–1.07)	1.97 (1.20–3.22)	–
		2	968	0.95 (0.60–1.44)	2.64 (1.73–4.02)	1.43 (0.75–2.72)
		3	968	1.47 (0.98–2.11)	4.23 (2.88–6.19)	2.14 (1.16–3.95)
		4	967	3.75 (2.53–5.35)	7.06 (4.50–10.97)	4.46 (2.40–8.29)
	Warfarin	1^c	659	1.21 (0.74–1.87)	3.57 (2.31–5.50)	–
		2	659	0.90 (0.50–1.48)	2.61 (1.57–4.32)	0.74 (0.38–1.45)
		3	659	1.38 (0.83–2.16)	4.25 (2.70–6.66)	1.13 (0.60–2.12)
		4	658	4.98 (3.28–7.25)	9.66 (5.94–15.52)	3.42 (1.88–6.21)
Stroke/SE	Apixaban	1^c	968	0.79 (0.48–1.23)	2.23 (1.42–3.50)	–
		2	968	0.82 (0.50–1.28)	2.33 (1.48–3.66)	1.03 (0.55–1.95)
		3	968	1.27 (0.82–1.87)	3.90 (2.59–5.84)	1.55 (0.85–2.81)
		4	967	2.23 (1.32–3.52)	3.20 (1.88–5.42)	2.31 (1.19–4.46)
	Warfarin	1^c	659	0.91 (0.51–1.50)	2.44 (1.48–4.03)	–
		2	659	1.32 (0.83–1.99)	4.04 (2.67–6.10)	1.45 (0.75–2.80)
		3	659	1.91 (1.25–2.79)	5.42 (3.67–7.97)	2.04 (1.08–3.85)
		4	658	4.48 (2.87–6.66)	7.51 (4.65–12.03)	4.05 (2.09–7.83)

^aPer 100 person-years

^bBy Poisson distribution

^cReference quartile

CI confidence interval, CrCl creatinine clearance, FAS full analysis set, HR hazard ratio, SE systemic embolism

The probability of having no occurrences of major bleeding by 36 months was substantially lower in quartile 4 than in quartiles 1–3 in both the apixaban (Fig. 3a) and warfarin (Fig. 3b) groups. The probability of having no occurrences of stroke/SE by month 36 was lower in quartiles 3 and 4 than in quartile 1 in the apixaban group (Fig. 3c) and lower in quartile 4 than in quartiles 1–3 in the warfarin group (Fig. 3d). The risks of major bleeding and stroke/SE events increased with deterioration of renal function in the treatment groups (Online Resource 4).

4 Discussion

The current study is a subgroup analysis of the data derived from a retrospective cohort study involving Japanese patients with NVAF who were naïve to oral anticoagulants (apixaban and warfarin) [22]. By collecting clinical data essential for oral anticoagulant therapy (e.g., body weight and renal function) using a medical cohort approach, the current analysis enabled patient stratification by CrCl at baseline or its decline over time. The findings of this study revealed lower incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE in the apixaban group than in the warfarin group, regardless of baseline kidney function, including in patients with advanced CKD (baseline CrCl ≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min). A majority of patients in both treatment groups experienced some degree of decline in CrCl per year. Stratification of patients into quartiles based on the magnitude of CrCl decline revealed that the incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE events generally increased with an increasing decline in CrCl per year in both treatment groups. The findings of this real-world study highlight the effectiveness of apixaban in reducing the risk of stroke/SE and major bleeding in patients with CrCl < 30 mL/min, a population for whom limited data are available [16‐21]. The decrease in CrCl observed in this study, along with the increased risk of stroke/SE and major bleeding with reduced CrCl, suggests the need to routinely monitor kidney function in patients with NVAF treated with apixaban or warfarin.

When oral anticoagulation is to be started in a patient with AF who is eligible for DOACs, the 2020 Japanese Circulation Society/Japanese Heart Rhythm Society guidelines recommend a DOAC in preference to warfarin (class I recommendation: evidence and/or general agreement that a given procedure or treatment is useful and effective) [12]. In a cohort study that used a national database representing the Japanese population, the annual number of new warfarin users declined 74% from fiscal year (FY) 2011 to FY 2015, whereas users of any DOAC increased by 6.8-fold (FY 2011: 26.7%; and FY 2015: 83.4%) [27]. The 2020 European Society of Cardiology guidelines recommend DOACs as the first choice for patients with CrCl ≥ 30 mL/min [28]. In Japanese patients with NVAF, DOACs are as effective and safe as warfarin [7, 8, 29, 30]. For patients with CrCl < 15 mL/min, the only anticoagulant of choice is warfarin; however, thorough consideration of the necessity of anticoagulant use is required.

In the current subgroup analysis, the incidence rates of major bleeding and stroke/SE were lower with apixaban than with warfarin, after matching patients’ baseline characteristics between the groups, and the results were consistent across CrCl subgroups, including patients with CrCl ≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min, which is consistent with previous findings derived from real-world settings [16‐21]. Our data support that the safety and effectiveness of apixaban and warfarin in Japanese patients with NVAF were consistent across different renal function subgroups, including those with CrCl ≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min. Patients with AF often experience a decline in renal function over time [15, 23, 25], which may increase the risk of stroke/SE and major bleeding events. Depending on the equation used to estimate kidney function, there may be significant discordance in eligibility for and the dose adjustment of DOACs [31]. In this study, the Cockcroft–Gault equation was employed to calculate the CrCl for DOAC dosing, which was also employed in the ARISTOTLE trial [14]. A total of 13.6% of patients enrolled in the ARISTOTLE trial experienced renal function decline (> 20% annual decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]) during a median follow-up of 1.8 years and had a higher risk of cardiovascular and bleeding events than those without renal function decline [15]. Patients registered in a substudy of the Japanese SAKURA AF Registry also showed a mean annual eGFR decrease of 1.07 mL/min/1.73 m² during a median follow-up of 39.3 months [32]. The change in CrCl per year observed in this study was higher in the warfarin group than in the apixaban group across most quartiles, which may be attributed to the lower risk of CKD progression in patients treated with DOACs [33]. Furthermore, major bleeding and stroke/SE events occurred most frequently in quartile 4 in both groups, which was the patient population showing the highest decline in renal function (median CrCl change of approximately − 37 mL/min per year with apixaban and − 40 mL/min per year with warfarin). Our findings underscore the need for careful monitoring of renal function decline in patients with AF and renal impairment treated with anticoagulants in clinical practice. The median CrCl change in quartile 4 observed in the current analysis may be a useful indicator of an increased risk of major bleeding or stroke/SE, to consider additional preventive interventions.

All DOACs undergo some degree of renal elimination (ranging from 25% for apixaban to 80% for dabigatran), which can have significant implications for their overall effectiveness and safety [34]. In an administrative claims study conducted in the United States, compared with warfarin, apixaban and rivaroxaban were associated with a significantly lower risk of stroke, major bleeding, and mortality, whereas dabigatran was associated with a similar risk of stroke but a lower risk of major bleeding and mortality [35]. Real-world studies on Japanese patients with NVAF and CKD comparing the effects of different DOACs on major bleeding and stroke/SE events are warranted.

One of the strengths of the current study is its retrospective cohort design, which enabled the collection of renal function data from a substantial number of patients with NVAF. Second, the large sample sizes allowed for the correction of variability in values and provided reliable mean values. Moreover, the current study included patients treated at general practitioner clinics, which reflects Japanese real-world practice regarding the administration of anticoagulant therapy. This study verified the effectiveness and safety of apixaban using real-world data from patients with poor renal function, and the results were highly reliable because the data were collected from physicians. The current data also confirmed the result of previous randomized controlled trials. However, this study has some limitations. As described previously, some variables (e.g., left atrial dimension, blood pressure, smoking history, and alcohol abuse) were not considered for PSM, and patients’ loss to follow-up due to clinic/hospital transfer may have resulted in an underestimation of the incidence of major bleeding or stroke/SE events [22]. There is also the possibility of drug selection bias because not all DOACs are used in patients with renal impairment. Moreover, CrCl was measured at each site and not centrally, which may have resulted in some errors. However, this study has a large sample size and therefore the mean value is reliable. Thus, the generalizability of our results to the entire population of Japanese patients with severe renal impairment may be limited.

5 Conclusion

The current subgroup analysis of a retrospective cohort study showed that the safety and effectiveness of apixaban versus warfarin in Japanese patients with NVAF who were naïve to oral anticoagulants were consistent across different renal function subgroups, and including those with severe renal impairment (CrCl ≥ 15 to < 30 mL/min). Our results also highlight the importance of monitoring the variations in renal function over time in patients with NVAF.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank all the medical institutions and physicians who participated in this retrospective cohort study for their cooperation. Medical writing and editorial assistance were provided by Sarayu Pai, PhD, CMPP, and Mami Hirano, MS, of Cactus Life Sciences (part of Cactus Communications) and funded by Bristol Myers Squibb K.K. and Pfizer Japan Inc.

Declarations

Funding

This study was funded and conducted by Bristol Myers Squibb K.K. and Pfizer Japan Inc.

Conflicts of interest

Takeshi Morimoto reports lecture fees from AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Japan Lifeline, Kowa, Toray, and Tsumura; manuscript fees from Bristol Myers Squibb and Kowa; and is a member of the advisory board for Novartis and Teijin. Haruhiko Hoshino reports remuneration (lecture fees) from Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Pfizer, and Bayer, outside the submitted work. Yukako Matsuo and Kayoko Miyata are employees of Bristol Myers Squibb K.K. Tatsuki Ibuki was an employee of Pfizer Japan Inc. during the conduct of this study and a former employee of Otsuka Pharmaceutical. Yukihiro Koretsune reports remuneration (lecture fees) from Daiichi Sankyo outside of the submitted work.

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Ethics approval

This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee or Independent Review Committee of each participating site (representative facility: Saga Memorial Hospital Ethics Committee, reference number 16000061).

Obtaining informed consent from patients was not applicable to this study, and an opt-out approach was adopted to provide patients an opportunity to request exclusion from the study.

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Author contributions

All authors contributed to the study conception and design and data interpretation. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Yukako Matsuo, Tatsuki Ibuki, and Kayoko Miyata. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Takeshi Morimoto, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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Titel: Safety and Effectiveness of Apixaban Versus Warfarin in Japanese Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Stratified by Renal Function: A Retrospective Cohort Study
verfasst von: Takeshi Morimoto
Haruhiko Hoshino
Yukako Matsuo
Tatsuki Ibuki
Kayoko Miyata
Yukihiro Koretsune
Publikationsdatum: 17.10.2023
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs / Ausgabe 6/2023
Print ISSN: 1175-3277
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-187X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40256-023-00611-7

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Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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1 Introduction

2 Methods

2.1 Study Design and Eligibility Criteria

2.2 Outcomes and Definitions

2.3 Statistical Analyses

3 Results

3.1 Patient Disposition

3.2 Demographics and Baseline Clinical Characteristics

3.3 Clinical Outcomes of Apixaban Versus Warfarin Stratified by Baseline CrCl

3.4 Clinical Outcomes of Apixaban Versus Warfarin in Patients with CrCl Decline During the Study Period

4 Discussion

5 Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Declarations

Funding

Conflicts of interest

Availability of data and material

Ethics approval

Consent to participate

Consent for publication

Code availability

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