Edoxaban Treatment Versus Vitamin K Antagonist (VKA) in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Undergoing Catheter Ablation (ELIMINATE-AF)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02942576 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 24, 2016
Results First Posted : September 23, 2019
Last Update Posted : September 23, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Atrial Fibrillation | Drug: Edoxaban Drug: VKA-Based Regimen | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 632 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Blinded Endpoint Evaluation (PROBE) Parallel Group Study Comparing Edoxaban vs. VKA in Subjects Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation (ELIMINATE-AF) |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 21, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 24, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 24, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Edoxaban-based regimen
Edoxaban-based regimen for 21 days pre- and 90 days post-ablation period.
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Drug: Edoxaban
Edoxaban 60 mg once-daily or 30 mg once-daily in selected subjects.
Other Name: Lixiana |
Active Comparator: VKA-based regimen
VKA-based regimen for 21 days pre- and 90 days post-ablation period (control regimen)
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Drug: VKA-Based Regimen
Dosed at International Normalised Ratio (INR) levels, which is a test of how long it takes for blood to clot. Standard of Care treatment in Canada, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, United Kingdom (UK), Taiwan and Korea.
Other Name: Warfarin Drug: VKA-Based Regimen Dosed at INR levels. Standard of Care treatment in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
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Drug: VKA-Based Regimen Dosed at INR levels. Standard of Care treatment in France.
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Drug: VKA-Based Regimen Dosed at INR levels. Standard of Care treatment in Spain.
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- Number of Participants Who Experienced the Composite of All-cause Death, Stroke (VARC-2), and Major Bleeding (ISTH) in the Edoxaban Group Compared With Vitamin K Antagonist (VKA) Group in Participants Undergoing Catheter Ablation (Adjudicated Data) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 90 ]
Stroke (ischemic, hemorrhagic, or undetermined) was defined by Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 (VARC-2) as an acute episode of focal or global neurological dysfunction caused by brain, spinal cord, or retinal vascular injury following hemorrhage or infarction. A stroke event was based on any of the following: duration of neurological dysfunction >24 hours (h), duration of neurological dysfunction <24 h in case of imaging-documented new hemorrhage or infarction, and a neurological dysfunction resulting in death.
Major bleeding was defined by the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) as fatal bleeding and/or bleeding that is symptomatic and occurs in a critical area or organ and/or extrasurgical site bleeding causing a fall in hemoglobin level of >2 g/dL or leads to blood transfusion, surgical site bleeding that requires a second intervention, causes hemarthrosis that delays mobilization or wound healing, or causes hemodynamic instability.
- Number of Participants Who Experienced Major Bleeding (International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis [ISTH]) in the Edoxaban Group Compared With VKA Group Among Participants Undergoing Catheter Ablation (Adjudicated Data) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 90 ]Major bleeding was defined by the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) as fatal bleeding and/or bleeding that is symptomatic and occurs in a critical area or organ and/or extrasurgical site bleeding causing a fall in hemoglobin level of >2 g/dL or leads to blood transfusion, surgical site bleeding that requires a second intervention, causes hemarthrosis that delays mobilization or wound healing, or causes hemodynamic instability.
- Number of Participants Who Experienced the Composite of All-cause Death, Stroke (Alternative), and Major Bleeding (ISTH) in the Edoxaban Group Compared With VKA Group Among Participants Undergoing Catheter Ablation (Adjudicated Data) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 90 ]
An alternative definition characterized stroke (ischemic, hemorrhagic, or undetermined) as an abrupt onset, over minutes to hours, of a focal neurological deficit in the distribution of a single brain artery that was not due to an identifiable nonvascular cause (ie, brain tumor or trauma), and that either lasted at least 24 hours or resulted in death within 24 hours of onset.
Major bleeding was defined by the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) as fatal bleeding and/or bleeding that is symptomatic and occurs in a critical area or organ and/or extrasurgical site bleeding causing a fall in hemoglobin level of >2 g/dL or leads to blood transfusion, surgical site bleeding that requires a second intervention, causes hemarthrosis that delays mobilization or wound healing, or causes hemodynamic instability.
- Number of Participants Who Experienced the Composite of Stroke (VARC-2), Systemic Embolic Events (SEE), and Cardiovascular (CV) Mortality in the Edoxaban Group Compared With VKA Group Among Participants Undergoing Catheter Ablation (Adjudicated Data) [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 90 ]
Stroke (ischemic, hemorrhagic, or undetermined) was defined by Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 (VARC-2) as an acute episode of focal or global neurological dysfunction caused by brain, spinal cord, or retinal vascular injury following hemorrhage or infarction. A stroke event was based on any of the following: duration of neurological dysfunction >24 hours (h), duration of neurological dysfunction <24 h in case of imaging-documented new hemorrhage or infarction, and a neurological dysfunction resulting in death.
SEE was defined as an arterial embolism resulting in clinical ischemia, excluding the central nervous system, coronary, and pulmonary arterial circulation.
CV mortality was defined as cardiac or vascular death according to Academic Research Consortium.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female at least 18 years of age with documented history of paroxysmal (lasting ≤7 days), persistent (lasting >7 days but ≤12 months) or long-standing [long-lasting] persistent (>12 months) non-valvular AF. Duration of AF can be confirmed by any electrical tracing or a recording in the subject's medical records (e.g., medical chart, hospital discharge summary).
- Subject is eligible and is scheduled for either radio frequency (RF) or cryoballoon catheter ablation (both first and repeated procedure included).
- Signed informed consent form (ICF).
Exclusion Criteria:
- AF considered to be of a transient or reversible nature (such as in myocarditis, post-surgery, ionic disturbances, thyrotoxicosis, pneumonia, severe anemia etc.).
- Subject post stroke, or with a systemic thromboembolic event within the past 6 months prior to randomization.
- Subject has a thrombus in the left atrial appendage (LAA), left atrium (LA), left ventricle (LV), or aorta, or an intracardial mass.
- Subject had a myocardial infarction (MI) within the 2 months prior to randomization or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery within 3 months prior to the randomization.
- Subject has signs of bleeding, history of clinically-relevant bleeding according to International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH), or conditions associated with high risk of bleeding
- Subjects with any contraindication for anticoagulant agents.

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Study Director: | Global Clinical Leader | Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. |
Documents provided by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. ( Daiichi Sankyo Europe, GmbH, a Daiichi Sankyo Company ):
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Daiichi Sankyo Europe, GmbH, a Daiichi Sankyo Company |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02942576 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DSE-EDO-01-16-EU 2016-003069-25 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | October 24, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | September 23, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | September 23, 2019 |
Last Verified: | August 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | De-identified individual participant data (IPD) and applicable supporting clinical trial documents may be available upon request at https://vivli.org/. In cases where clinical trial data and supporting documents are provided pursuant to our company policies and procedures, Daiichi Sankyo will continue to protect the privacy of our clinical trial participants. Details on data sharing criteria and the procedure for requesting access can be found at this web address: https://vivli.org/ourmember/daiichi-sankyo/ |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Time Frame: | Studies for which the medicine and indication have received European Union (EU), US and/or Japan marketing approval on or after 01 January 2014 or by the US or EU Health Authorities when regulatory submissions in both regions are not planned and after the primary study results have been accepted for publication. |
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URL: | https://vivli.org/ourmember/daiichi-sankyo/ |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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