Background. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by dysregulated inflammation that worsens with CKD severity. The role of platelets in modulating inflammation in stages 4 or 5 CKD remains unexplored. We investigated whether there are changes in platelet-derived thromboinflammatory markers in CKD with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT- aspirin 81 mg/d plus P2Y12 inhibitor). Methods. In a mechanistic clinical trial, we compared platelet activation markers, circulating platelet-leukocyte aggregates, leukocyte composition, and plasma cytokine profile of non-CKD controls (n=26) and CKD outpatients (n=48) with glomerular filtration rate (GFR expressed in ml/min/1.73m2) <30 on 2 weeks of DAPT. Results. Patients with CKD demonstrated reduced mean platelet count, elevated mean platelet volume, reduced platelet-leukocyte aggregates, reduced platelet-bound monocytes, higher total non-classical monocytes in the circulation, and higher levels of IL-1RA, VEGF, and fractalkine. There were no differences in platelet activation markers between CKD and controls. Although DAPT reduced platelet aggregation, it had multifaceted effects on thromboinflammatory markers in CKD, including a reduction in TNFα levels among a CKD subgroup younger than 55 years, diabetics, had GFR ≥15 or albuminuria ≥1000 mg/g; and, no change in a number of other cytokines. Correlation analysis and minimum spanning trees plot of 45-cytokine panel showed platelet-derived CD40L showed a large reduction in weight factor after DAPT in CKD. Additionally, platelet-derived IL-1β and PDGF were tightly correlated with other cytokines with IL-1β as the hub cytokine. Conclusion. Attenuated interactions between platelets and leukocytes in the CKD state coincided with no change in platelet activation status, an altered differentiation state of monocytes, and heightened inflammatory markers. Platelet derived cytokines were one of the central cytokines in CKD. DAPT had multifaceted effects on thromboinflammation suggesting that there are platelet-dependent and platelet-independent inflammation in stages 4 or 5 CKD.