While intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) within 4.5 hours is the standard medical reperfusion therapy, its efficacy is limited, particularly for large or medium vessel occlusions (LVO/MeVO), with low recanalization rates for IVT with rt-PA. The newer thrombolytic agent, tenecteplase (TNK), offers practical advantages-including single bolus administration, a longer half-life, and potentially higher fibrin specificity-and has been shown to be non-inferior to rt-PA. Despite advances, a significant proportion of patients with LVO/MeVO do not achieve early clinical improvement after standard IVT, likely due to persistent occlusion from a high thrombus burden. Endovascular therapy, while highly effective for LVO, has limited accessibility. Therefore, there is an urgent need for more effective and widely accessible pharmacological strategies. This study proposes a rescue strategy based on the hypothesis that a second dose of IVT may improve outcomes in patients with imaging-confirmed LVO or MeVO who show no significant neurological improvement one hour after standard TNK thrombolysis (administered within 4.5 hours of stroke onset). The primary aim of this study is to formally evaluate the efficacy and safety of a repeated dose of intravenous tenecteplase in this specific patient population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
198
Tenecteplase is administered intravenously at a dose of 16 mg, with a maximum dose of 0.25 mg/kg.
Lu Wang
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
rate of vessel recanalization
Time frame: 24 (-6/+12) hours
proportion of excellent functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-1)
The minimum and maximum values of mRS are 0 and 6, respectively; higher score mean a worse outcome
Time frame: 90±7 days
proportion of favorable functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-2)
The minimum and maximum values of mRS are 0 and 6, respectively; higher score mean a worse outcome
Time frame: 90±7 days
ordinal distribution of modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
The minimum and maximum values of mRS are 0 and 6, respectively; higher score mean a worse outcome
Time frame: 90±7 days
occurrence of early neurological improvement (ENI)
ENI is defined as more than 4-point decrease in National Institute of Health stroke scale score
Time frame: 24 (-6/+12) hours
change in National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) score
the minimum and maximum values of NIHSS are 0 and 42, respectively; higher NIHSS mean a worse outcome
Time frame: 24 (-6/+12) hours
change in National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) score
the minimum and maximum values of NIHSS are 0 and 42, respectively; higher NIHSS mean a worse outcome
Time frame: 10±2 days
all-cause mortality
Time frame: 10±2 days
occurence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH)
Time frame: 24 (-6/+12) hours
occurence of any intracranial hemorrhage
Time frame: 24 (-6/+12) hours
occurence of major systemic bleeding event
Time frame: 24 (-6/+12) hours
occurence of any bleeding event
Time frame: 24 (-6/+12) hours
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