Table 1.

New indications for direct oral anticoagulants

IndicationNCT numberInterventionControlDurationSample sizeEfficacy outcomeSafety outcome
Arterial thrombosis        
 Embolic stroke of unknown source RE-SPECT ESUS 02239120 Dabigatran 150 or 110 mg BID Aspirin 3 y 6000 Recurrent stroke Major bleeding 
 NAVIGATE ESUS 02313909 Rivaroxaban 15 mg OD Aspirin 3 y 7000 Recurrent stroke or systemic embolism Major bleeding 
 Coronary or peripheral artery disease COMPASS 01776424 Rivaroxaban 5 mg BID or rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID plus aspirin Aspirin 5 y 27 000 Major adverse cardiac events Major bleeding 
 VOYAGER 02504216 Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID on top of aspirin Placebo on top of aspirin 2 y 6500 Cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, acute limb ischemia, or amputation Major bleeding 
Venous thrombosis        
 Primary prevention EPCAT II 01720108 Rivaroxaban 10 mg OD Aspirin 10 or 30 d 3426 Symptomatic VTE Major or clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding 
 Secondary prevention EINSTEIN Choice 02064439 Rivaroxaban 10 mg OD or rivaroxaban 20 mg OD Aspirin 1 y 3399 Recurrent VTE Major bleeding 
IndicationNCT numberInterventionControlDurationSample sizeEfficacy outcomeSafety outcome
Arterial thrombosis        
 Embolic stroke of unknown source RE-SPECT ESUS 02239120 Dabigatran 150 or 110 mg BID Aspirin 3 y 6000 Recurrent stroke Major bleeding 
 NAVIGATE ESUS 02313909 Rivaroxaban 15 mg OD Aspirin 3 y 7000 Recurrent stroke or systemic embolism Major bleeding 
 Coronary or peripheral artery disease COMPASS 01776424 Rivaroxaban 5 mg BID or rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID plus aspirin Aspirin 5 y 27 000 Major adverse cardiac events Major bleeding 
 VOYAGER 02504216 Rivaroxaban 2.5 mg BID on top of aspirin Placebo on top of aspirin 2 y 6500 Cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, acute limb ischemia, or amputation Major bleeding 
Venous thrombosis        
 Primary prevention EPCAT II 01720108 Rivaroxaban 10 mg OD Aspirin 10 or 30 d 3426 Symptomatic VTE Major or clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding 
 Secondary prevention EINSTEIN Choice 02064439 Rivaroxaban 10 mg OD or rivaroxaban 20 mg OD Aspirin 1 y 3399 Recurrent VTE Major bleeding 

BID, twice daily; COMPASS, Rivaroxaban for the Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events in Coronary or Peripheral Artery Disease; EINSTEIN Choice, Reduced-dosed Rivaroxaban in the Long-term Prevention of Recurrent Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism; EPCAT II, Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Comparing Rivaroxaban to Aspirin Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty; NAVIGATE ESUS, Rivaroxaban Versus Aspirin in Secondary Prevention of Stroke and Prevention of Systemic Embolism in Patients With Recent Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source; NCT, national clinical trial (clinicaltirals.gov); OD, once daily; RE-SPECT ESUS, Dabigatran Etexilate for Secondary Stroke Prevention in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source; VOYAGER, Efficacy and Safety of Rivaroxaban in Reducing the Risk of Major Thrombotic Vascular Events in Subjects With Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease Undergoing Peripheral Revascularization Procedures of the Lower Extremities.

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