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Safety and efficacy of tenecteplase versus alteplase in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (TRACE): a multicentre, randomised, open label, blinded-endpoint (PROBE) controlled phase II study

Shuya Li, Yuesong Pan, Ziran Wang, Zhigang Liang, Huisheng Chen, Dong Wang, Yi Sui, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, WanLiang Du, Huaguang Zheng, Yongjun Wang
DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-000978 Published 25 February 2022
Shuya Li
1 China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
2 Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yuesong Pan
1 China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Ziran Wang
3 Department of Neurology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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Zhigang Liang
4 Department of Neurology, Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, YanTai, China
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Huisheng Chen
5 Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Dong Wang
6 Department of Neurology, Baogang Hospital of Inner Monglia, Inner Monglia, China
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Yi Sui
7 Department of Neurology, The First People’s Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang, China
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Xingquan Zhao
8 Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yilong Wang
8 Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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WanLiang Du
2 Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Huaguang Zheng
8 Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Yongjun Wang
1 China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
2 Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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    Characteristics of patients at baseline

    CharacteristicrhTNK-tPArt-PA
    0.1 mg/kg (N=60)0.25 mg/kg (N=57)0.32 mg/kg (N=60)0.9 mg/kg (N=59)
    Age (years)
     Mean (SD)62.4 (11.1)64.3 (12.8)64.8 (12.1)66.5 (12.6)
    Age group (n)
     <6028 (46.7)21 (36.8)15 (25.0)17 (28.8)
     60–8031 (51.7)28 (49.1)40 (66.7)36 (61.0)
     >801 (1.7)8 (14.0)5 (8.3)6 (10.2)
    Sex (n)
     Women12 (20.0)15 (26.3)18 (30.0)21 (35.6)
    BMI (kg/m2)
     Mean (SD)24.52 (3.3)25.00 (3.8)24.64 (4.4)23.77 (3.4)
     Hypertension (n, %)43 (71.7)37 (64.9)35 (58.3)42 (71.2)
     Diabetes mellitus (n, %)14 (23.3)9 (15.8)15 (25.0)11 (18.6)
     Hyperlipidaemia (n, %)17 (28.3)13 (22.8)10 (16.7)11 (18.6)
     Atrial fibrillation (n, %)8 (13.3)4 (7.0)14 (23.3)6 (10.2)
     Current smoking (n, %)25 (41.7)25 (43.9)21 (35.0)24 (40.7)
    Medical history (n, %)
     Antiplatelet11 (18.3)6 (10.5)13 (21.7)13 (22.0)
     Anticoagulant2 (3.3)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (3.4)
    NIHSS score
     Median (IQR)7.0 (5.0–10.0)8.0 (5.0–12.0)7.5 (6.0–12.0)8.0 (5.0–12.0)
    Premorbid mRS score (n, %)
     055 (91.7)54 (94.7)47 (78.3)50 (84.8)
     15 (8.3)3 (5.3)11 (18.3)5 (8.5)
     20 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (3.3)4 (6.8)
    Onset-to-needle time (min)
     Median (IQR)154 (56–195)149 (80–179)147 (69–220)153 (18–187)
    Door-to-needle time (min)
     Median (IQR)71 (28–149)60 (5–180)69 (10–134)71 (10–146)
    • BMI, body mass index; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; rhTNK-tPA, recombinant human tenecteplase tissue-type plasminogen activator.

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    Prespecified safety outcomes and other serious adverse events

    rhTNK-tPArt-PAP value
    0.1 mg/kg (N=60)0.25 mg/kg (N=57)0.32 mg/kg (N=60)0.9 mg/kg (N=59)
    Symptomatic ICH at 36 hours (ECASS III)3 (5.0)0 (0.0)2 (3.3)1 (1.7)0.52
    Death6 (10.0)1 (1.8)5 (8.3)6 (10.2)0.22
    Asymptomatic intracranial haemorrhage4 (6.7)3 (5.3)5 (8.3)2 (3.4)0.75
    Other extracranial bleeding18 (30.0)18 (31.6)22 (36.7)14 (23.7)0.49
    Serious adverse events12 (20.0)7 (12.3)11 (18.3)14 (23.7)0.46
    • ECASS, European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study; ICH, intracranial haemorrhage; rhTNK-tPA, recombinant human tenecteplase tissue-type plasminogen activator.

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    Primary efficacy outcome and secondary efficacy outcome in the intention-to-treat and per-protocol populations at 90 days

    rhTNK-tPArt-PA
    0.1 mg/kg0.25 mg/kg0.32 mg/kg0.9 mg/kg
    Intention-to-treat analysis N=60N=57N=60N=59
    Primary efficacy outcome   
    Improvement on NIHSS at 14 days   
     n (%)38 (63.3)44 (77.2)40 (66.7)37 (62.7)
     OR (95% CI)1.03 (0.49 to 2.16)2.01 (0.89 to 4.54)1.19 (0.56 to 2.52)ref.
    Secondary efficacy outcomes   
    mRS score ≤1 point at 3 months   
     n.(%)33 (55.0)35 (63.6)36 (62.1)35 (59.3)
     OR (95% CI)0.84 (0.41 to 1.73)1.20 (0.56 to 2.56)1.12 (0.53 to 2.36)ref.
    mRS score ≤2 point at 3 months   
     n.(%)41 (68.3)42 (76.7)41 (70.7)43 (72.9)
     OR (95% CI)0.80 (0.36 to 1.77)1.20 (0.52 to 2.80)0.90 (0.40–2.01)ref.
    Ordinal distribution of mRS at 3 months   
     OR (95% CI)0.91 (0.47 to 1.73)1.12 (0.57 to 2.17)1.00 (0.52 to 1.92)ref.
    Per-protocol analysis N=55N=47N=56N=57
    Primary efficacy outcome   
    Improvement on NIHSS at 14 days   
     n (%)37 (67.3)37 (78.7)39 (69.6)37 (64.9)
     OR (95% CI)1.11 (0.51 to 2.43)2.00 (0.83 to 4.85)1.24 (0.56 to 2.73)ref.
    Secondary efficacy outcomes   
    mRS score ≤1 point at 3 months   
     n (%)32 (58.2)29 (63.0)35 (63.6)34 (59.7)
     OR (95% CI)0.94 (0.44 to 2.00)1.15 (0.52 to 2.57)1.18 (0.55 to 2.54)ref.
    mRS score ≤2 point at 3 months   
     n (%)38 (69.1)35 (76.1)40 (72.7)42 (73.7)
     OR (95% CI)0.80 (0.35 to 1.82)1.14 (0.46 to 2.79)0.95 (0.41 to 2.20)ref.
    Ordinal distribution of mRS at 3 months   
     OR (95% CI)0.95 (0.49 to 1.86)1.17 (0.58 to 2.37)1.03 (0.53 to 2.02)ref.
    • mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; rhTNK-tPA, recombinant human tenecteplase tissue-type plasminogen activator.

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Safety and efficacy of tenecteplase versus alteplase in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (TRACE): a multicentre, randomised, open label, blinded-endpoint (PROBE) controlled phase II study
Shuya Li, Yuesong Pan, Ziran Wang, Zhigang Liang, Huisheng Chen, Dong Wang, Yi Sui, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, WanLiang Du, Huaguang Zheng, Yongjun Wang
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Safety and efficacy of tenecteplase versus alteplase in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (TRACE): a multicentre, randomised, open label, blinded-endpoint (PROBE) controlled phase II study
Shuya Li, Yuesong Pan, Ziran Wang, Zhigang Liang, Huisheng Chen, Dong Wang, Yi Sui, Xingquan Zhao, Yilong Wang, WanLiang Du, Huaguang Zheng, Yongjun Wang
Stroke and Vascular Neurology Feb 2022, 7 (1) 47-53; DOI: 10.1136/svn-2021-000978
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