Table 2

Efficacy and safety end points

Placebo (n=11)Lefradafiban dose (× 3 daily)
30 mg (n=16)45 mg (n=16)60 mg (n=21)
Efficacy indices
Plasma concentration of fradafiban (ng/ml)2-150 0158 (27)314 (24)394 (22)
FRO (%)—minimum0547478
FRO (%)—median0718588
FRO (%)—maximum0808995
FRO (%)—mean2-151 069 (12)83 (6)87 (5)
Bleeding time
At baseline (min)3.34.04.15.3
After 48 hours (min)4.47.819.225.0
Bleeding complications
Patients with bleeding, n (%)1 (9)7 (44)7 (44)15 (71)
Number of bleeding events (n)18929
Location of bleeding (n)
 Vascular puncture site16615
 Gingival1210
 Skin112
 Haematuria2
Severity of bleeding by TIMI (n)
 Major
 Minor12
 Insignificant18827
  • 2-150 Mean maximum fradafiban plasma concentration at steady state (Cmax,ss) with the relative coefficient of variation (%) in parentheses.

  • 2-151 Relative coefficient of variation (%) in parentheses.

  • All FRO values are expressed as area under the curve normalised per hour. Relative coefficient of variation = 100 × (standard deviation/mean).