Rôles des polymorphismes génétiques dans la détermination de la dose individuelle de la warfarine chez les patients traités avec de l’amiodarone

Background: Although the practice of the use of warfarin has improved during the last decade, no clear recommendation based on the determination of Amiodarone has been standardized until now, which is a major obstacle for clinicians. Warfarin has a narrow therapeutic index requiring regular monitoring and an individual dose ajustement, to this determines the therapeutic dose, while avoiding the side effects that could be fatal in some cases. The interindividual variability to the Warfarin depends on several factoring age, sex, weight, food and drug interactions but they only partially explain the differences in sensitivity to Warfarin. The polymorphisms of the genes CYP2C9 and VKORC1 play an important role in the response to the Warfarine and explain 50% of the variability of doses.The use of antiarrhythmic Amiodarone can greatly enhancethe effect of Warfain and generally requires a reduction of 30-50% of the dose of Warfarin. No study to date has attempted to determine the utility of genotyping polymorphisms of CYP2C9 and VKORC1 in patients on combination therapy of Warfarin and Amiodarone.  Objectives: Our study aims to first determine if genetic factors influence the first dose stabilization of Warfarin in patients with AF after the introduction of Amiodarone. We will also attempt to confirm the previously reported between genetic association and the first dose of Warfarin stabilization in our study population.   Methods: A retrospective cohort of all patients who frequent the clinic Warfarin of Montreal Heart Institute between 01/01/2007 and 02/30/2008 for the adjustment of their INR. The total of 1615 patients were recruited. The criteria for selection were patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter, with ECG documented with one of these tow diagnostic and younger than 67 years because of reduced morbidity. Patients with chronic liver disease were excluded from the study. All patients had to sign an informed consent for their participation in the project to which they contributed 15 ml of blood for genetic testing. Data collection was conducted from the patient's medical record of the Montreal Heart Institute. A data collection form was designed for this purpose and the data were then entered into a SQL database programmed by a computer expert in this field. Data validation was performed in several steps to minimize errors. Statistical analysis using regression tests were conducted to determine the association of genetic variants with the first dose of Warfarin.  Results: We identified an association between polymorphisms of the genes CYP2C9 and VKORC1 and warfarin dose. Genetic polymorphisms to explain 42% of the variability in dose of Warfarin. We also demonstrated that genetic polymorphisms explain the reduction in the dose of Warfarin when Amiodarone is added to Warfarin.  Conclusion: Our Work in the context of this thesis have shown the involvement of CYP2C9 and VKORC1 genes in response to treatment with Warfarin and Amiodarone. The results are used to create a personalized profile to reduce the risk of toxicity, enabling a more accurate dosing of warfarin for better monitoring of patients. In the future, other genetic polymorphisms in these genes could be evaluated to optimize the value of personalised therapy.

Keyphrases: CYP2C9, VKORC1, warfarine, amiodarone, Pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics, warfarin, drug interaction, atrial fibrillation