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Type: Journal article
Title: Effect of intravenous tenecteplase dose on cerebral reperfusion before thrombectomy in patients with large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke: the EXTEND-IA TNK part 2 randomized clinical trial
Author: Campbell, B.C.V.
Mitchell, P.J.
Churilov, L.
Yassi, N.
Kleinig, T.J.
Dowling, R.J.
Yan, B.
Bush, S.J.
Thijs, V.
Scroop, R.
Simpson, M.
Brooks, M.
Asadi, H.
Wu, T.Y.
Shah, D.G.
Wijeratne, T.
Zhao, H.
Alemseged, F.
Ng, F.
Bailey, P.
et al.
Citation: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2020; 323(13):1257-1265
Publisher: American Medical Association
Issue Date: 2020
ISSN: 0098-7484
1538-3598
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Responsibility: 
Bruce C. V. Campbell, Peter J. Mitchell, Leonid Churilov, Nawaf Yassi ... Timothy Kleinig ... Deborah Field ... et al.
Abstract: Importance: Intravenous thrombolysis with tenecteplase improves reperfusion prior to endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke compared with alteplase. Objective: To determine whether 0.40 mg/kg of tenecteplase safely improves reperfusion before endovascular thrombectomy vs 0.25 mg/kg of tenecteplase in patients with large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke. Design, Setting, and Participants: Randomized clinical trial at 27 hospitals in Australia and 1 in New Zealand using open-label treatment and blinded assessment of radiological and clinical outcomes. Patients were enrolled from December 2017 to July 2019 with follow-up until October 2019. Adult patients (N = 300) with ischemic stroke due to occlusion of the intracranial internal carotid, \basilar, or middle cerebral artery were included less than 4.5 hours after symptom onset using standard intravenous thrombolysis eligibility criteria. Interventions: Open-label tenecteplase at 0.40 mg/kg (maximum, 40 mg; n = 150) or 0.25 mg/kg (maximum, 25 mg; n = 150) given as a bolus before endovascular thrombectomy. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was reperfusion of greater than 50% of the involved ischemic territory prior to thrombectomy, assessed by consensus of 2 blinded neuroradiologists. Prespecified secondary outcomes were level of disability at day 90 (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score; range, 0-6); mRS score of 0 to 1 (freedom from disability) or no change from baseline at 90 days; mRS score of 0 to 2 (functional independence) or no change from baseline at 90 days; substantial neurological improvement at 3 days; symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage within 36 hours; and all-cause death. Results: All 300 patients who were randomized (mean age, 72.7 years; 141 [47%] women) completed the trial. The number of participants with greater than 50% reperfusion of the previously occluded vascular territory was 29 of 150 (19.3%) in the 0.40 mg/kg group vs 29 of 150 (19.3%) in the 0.25 mg/kg group (unadjusted risk difference, 0.0% [95% CI, -8.9% to -8.9%]; adjusted risk ratio, 1.03 [95% CI, 0.66-1.61]; P = .89). Among the 6 secondary outcomes, there were no significant differences in any of the 4 functional outcomes between the 0.40 mg/kg and 0.25 mg/kg groups nor in all-cause deaths (26 [17%] vs 22 [15%]; unadjusted risk difference, 2.7% [95% CI, -5.6% to 11.0%]) or symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (7 [4.7%] vs 2 [1.3%]; unadjusted risk difference, 3.3% [95% CI, -0.5% to 7.2%]). Conclusions and Relevance: Among patients with large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke, a dose of 0.40 mg/kg, compared with 0.25 mg/kg, of tenecteplase did not significantly improve cerebral reperfusion prior to endovascular thrombectomy. The findings suggest that the 0.40-mg/kg dose of tenecteplase does not confer an advantage over the 0.25-mg/kg dose in patients with large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke in whom endovascular thrombectomy is planned. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03340493.
Keywords: EXTEND-IA TNK Part 2 investigators
Humans
Brain Ischemia
Fibrinolytic Agents
Treatment Outcome
Reperfusion
Thrombectomy
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Middle Aged
Female
Male
Stroke
Tenecteplase
Description: Published online February 20, 2020
Rights: © 2020 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.1511
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.1511
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