A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Alteplase before Endovascular Treatment for Stroke

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BACKGROUND: The value of administering intravenous alteplase before endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke has not been studied extensively, particularly in non-Asian populations.

METHODS: We performed an open-label, multicenter, randomized trial in Europe involving patients with stroke who presented directly to a hospital that was capable of providing EVT and who were eligible for intravenous alteplase and EVT. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive EVT alone or intravenous alteplase followed by EVT (the standard of care). The primary end point was functional outcome on the modified Rankin scale (range, 0 [no disability] to 6 [death]) at 90 days. We assessed the superiority of EVT alone over alteplase plus EVT, as well as noninferiority by a margin of 0.8 for the lower boundary of the 95% confidence interval for the odds ratio of the two trial groups. Death from any cause and symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage were the main safety end points.

RESULTS: The analysis included 539 patients. The median score on the modified Rankin scale at 90 days was 3 (interquartile range, 2 to 5) with EVT alone and 2 (interquartile range, 2 to 5) with alteplase plus EVT. The adjusted common odds ratio was 0.84 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.62 to 1.15; P = 0.28), which showed neither superiority nor noninferiority of EVT alone. Mortality was 20.5% with EVT alone and 15.8% with alteplase plus EVT (adjusted odds ratio, 1.39; 95% CI, 0.84 to 2.30). Symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage occurred in 5.9% and 5.3% of the patients in the respective groups (adjusted odds ratio, 1.30; 95% CI, 0.60 to 2.81).

CONCLUSIONS: In a randomized trial involving European patients, EVT alone was neither superior nor noninferior to intravenous alteplase followed by EVT with regard to disability outcome at 90 days after stroke. The incidence of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage was similar in the two groups. (Funded by the Collaboration for New Treatments of Acute Stroke consortium and others; MR CLEAN-NO IV ISRCTN number, ISRCTN80619088.).

Errataetall:

CommentIn: N Engl J Med. 2022 Feb 3;386(5):496. - PMID 35108478

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:385

Enthalten in:

The New England journal of medicine - 385(2021), 20 vom: 11. Nov., Seite 1833-1844

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

LeCouffe, Natalie E [VerfasserIn]
Kappelhof, Manon [VerfasserIn]
Treurniet, Kilian M [VerfasserIn]
Rinkel, Leon A [VerfasserIn]
Bruggeman, Agnetha E [VerfasserIn]
Berkhemer, Olvert A [VerfasserIn]
Wolff, Lennard [VerfasserIn]
van Voorst, Henk [VerfasserIn]
Tolhuisen, Manon L [VerfasserIn]
Dippel, Diederik W J [VerfasserIn]
van der Lugt, Aad [VerfasserIn]
van Es, Adriaan C G M [VerfasserIn]
Boiten, Jelis [VerfasserIn]
Lycklama À Nijeholt, Geert J [VerfasserIn]
Keizer, Koos [VerfasserIn]
Gons, Rob A R [VerfasserIn]
Yo, Lonneke S F [VerfasserIn]
van Oostenbrugge, Robert J [VerfasserIn]
van Zwam, Wim H [VerfasserIn]
Roozenbeek, Bob [VerfasserIn]
van der Worp, H Bart [VerfasserIn]
Lo, Rob T H [VerfasserIn]
van den Wijngaard, Ido R [VerfasserIn]
de Ridder, Inger R [VerfasserIn]
Costalat, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Arquizan, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Lemmens, Robin [VerfasserIn]
Demeestere, Jelle [VerfasserIn]
Hofmeijer, Jeannette [VerfasserIn]
Martens, Jasper M [VerfasserIn]
Schonewille, Wouter J [VerfasserIn]
Vos, Jan-Albert [VerfasserIn]
Uyttenboogaart, Maarten [VerfasserIn]
Bokkers, Reinoud P H [VerfasserIn]
van Tuijl, Julia H [VerfasserIn]
Kortman, Hans [VerfasserIn]
Schreuder, Floris H B M [VerfasserIn]
Boogaarts, Hieronymus D [VerfasserIn]
de Laat, Karlijn F [VerfasserIn]
van Dijk, Lukas C [VerfasserIn]
den Hertog, Heleen M [VerfasserIn]
van Hasselt, Boudewijn A A M [VerfasserIn]
Brouwers, Paul J A M [VerfasserIn]
Bulut, Tomas [VerfasserIn]
Remmers, Michel J M [VerfasserIn]
van Norden, Anouk [VerfasserIn]
Imani, Farshad [VerfasserIn]
Rozeman, Anouk D [VerfasserIn]
Elgersma, Otto E H [VerfasserIn]
Desfontaines, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Brisbois, Denis [VerfasserIn]
Samson, Yves [VerfasserIn]
Clarençon, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Krietemeijer, G Menno [VerfasserIn]
Postma, Alida A [VerfasserIn]
van Doormaal, Pieter-Jan [VerfasserIn]
van den Berg, René [VerfasserIn]
van der Hoorn, Anouk [VerfasserIn]
Beenen, Ludo F M [VerfasserIn]
Nieboer, Daan [VerfasserIn]
Lingsma, Hester F [VerfasserIn]
Emmer, Bart J [VerfasserIn]
Coutinho, Jonathan M [VerfasserIn]
Majoie, Charles B L M [VerfasserIn]
Roos, Yvo B W E M [VerfasserIn]
MR CLEAN–NO IV Investigators [VerfasserIn]
Roos, Yvo [Sonstige Person]
Majoie, Charles [Sonstige Person]
Treurniet, Kilian [Sonstige Person]
Coutinho, Jonathan [Sonstige Person]
Emmer, Bart [Sonstige Person]
LeCouffe, Natalie [Sonstige Person]
Kappelhof, Manon [Sonstige Person]
Rinkel, Leon [Sonstige Person]
Bruggeman, Agnetha [Sonstige Person]
Roozenbeek, Bob [Sonstige Person]
van Es, Adriaan [Sonstige Person]
de Ridder, Inger [Sonstige Person]
van Zwam, Wim [Sonstige Person]
van der Worp, Bart [Sonstige Person]
Lo, Rob [Sonstige Person]
Keizer, Koos [Sonstige Person]
Gons, Rob [Sonstige Person]
Yo, Lonneke [Sonstige Person]
Boiten, Jelis [Sonstige Person]
van den Wijngaard, Ido [Sonstige Person]
Lycklama À Nijeholt, Geert [Sonstige Person]
Hofmeijer, Jeannette [Sonstige Person]
Martens, Jasper [Sonstige Person]
Schonewille, Wouter [Sonstige Person]
Vos, Jan Albert [Sonstige Person]
Tuladhar, Anil [Sonstige Person]
Schreuder, Floris [Sonstige Person]
Boogaarts, Jeroen [Sonstige Person]
Jenniskens, Sjoerd [Sonstige Person]
de Laat, Karlijm [Sonstige Person]
van Dijk, Lukas [Sonstige Person]
den Hertog, Hellen [Sonstige Person]
van Hasselt, Boudewijn [Sonstige Person]
Brouwers, Paul [Sonstige Person]
Sturm, Emiel [Sonstige Person]
Bulut, Tomas [Sonstige Person]
Remmers, Michel [Sonstige Person]
van Norden, Anouk [Sonstige Person]
de Jong, Thijs [Sonstige Person]
Rozeman, Anouk [Sonstige Person]
Elgersma, Otto [Sonstige Person]
Uyttenboogaart, Maarten [Sonstige Person]
Bokkers, Reinoud [Sonstige Person]
van Tuijl, Julia [Sonstige Person]
Boukrab, Issam [Sonstige Person]
Kortman, Hans [Sonstige Person]
Costalat, Vincent [Sonstige Person]
Arquizan, Caroline [Sonstige Person]
Lemmens, Robin [Sonstige Person]
Demeestere, Jelle [Sonstige Person]
Desfontaines, Philippe [Sonstige Person]
Brisbois, Denis [Sonstige Person]
Clarençon, Frédéric [Sonstige Person]
Samson, Yves [Sonstige Person]
Dippel, Diederik [Sonstige Person]
van der Lugt, Aad [Sonstige Person]
Treurniet, Kilian [Sonstige Person]
Brown, Martin [Sonstige Person]
White, Phil [Sonstige Person]
Gregson, John [Sonstige Person]
Nieboer, Daan [Sonstige Person]
van Nuland, Rick [Sonstige Person]
Postma, Alida [Sonstige Person]
van den Berg, René [Sonstige Person]
Beenen, Ludo [Sonstige Person]
van Doormaal, Pieter Jan [Sonstige Person]
Lycklama, Geert [Sonstige Person]
Yoo, Albert [Sonstige Person]
Hammer, Bas [Sonstige Person]
Roosendaal, Stefan [Sonstige Person]
Meijer, Anton [Sonstige Person]
Krietemeijer, Menno [Sonstige Person]
van der Hoorn, Anouk [Sonstige Person]
Gerrits, Dick [Sonstige Person]
van Oosternbrugge, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Jansen, Ben [Sonstige Person]
Manschot, Sanne [Sonstige Person]
Kerkhof, Henk [Sonstige Person]
Koudstaal, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Lingsma, Hester [Sonstige Person]
Chalos, Vicky [Sonstige Person]
Berkhemer, Olvert [Sonstige Person]
Versteeg, Adriaan [Sonstige Person]
Wolff, Lennard [Sonstige Person]
Su, Jiahang [Sonstige Person]
Tolhuisen, Manon [Sonstige Person]
van Voorst, Henk [Sonstige Person]
Ten Cate, Hugo [Sonstige Person]
de Maat, Moniek [Sonstige Person]
Donse-Donkel, Samantha [Sonstige Person]
van Beusekom, Heleen [Sonstige Person]
Taha, Aladdin [Sonstige Person]
van den Berg, Sophie [Sonstige Person]
van de Graaf, Rob [Sonstige Person]
Goldhoorn, Robert-Jan [Sonstige Person]
Hinsenveld, Wouter [Sonstige Person]
Pirson, Anne [Sonstige Person]
Sondag, Lotte [Sonstige Person]
Reinink, Rik [Sonstige Person]
Brouwer, Josje [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

EC 3.4.21.68
Equivalence Trial
Fibrinolytic Agents
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 05.05.2022

published: Print

ISRCTN: ISRCTN80619088

CommentIn: N Engl J Med. 2022 Feb 3;386(5):496. - PMID 35108478

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1056/NEJMoa2107727

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332961834