Study of Tenecteplase (TNK) in Acute Ischemic Stroke (TNK-S2B)

Sponsor
University of Virginia (Other)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT00252239
Collaborator
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (NIH)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine which of 3 different doses of tenecteplase (TNK) is better for treating stroke patients and if TNK offers an advantage over currently available treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2

Detailed Description

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States and worldwide. To date, the only scientifically-proven and FDA-approved treatment for acute stroke is the clot-busting drug, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). A newer clot-busting drug, tenecteplase (TNK), has chemical properties that make it a potentially safer and more effective drug for treating stroke. Preliminary testing of TNK in patients with acute stroke has been encouraging enough to warrant further testing.

This study, TNK-S2B, will compare three different doses of TNK with standard tPA treatment in patients with acute stroke. Patients will be chosen randomly to receive either TNK or tPA. Neither the patient nor his/her doctor will know which medication the patient received until the study is completely finished.

The first part of the study will look at results of treatment in the first 24 hours to select the best dose of TNK to carry forward into a more detailed comparison with standard tPA treatment. After at least 100-150 pairs of the best dose of TNK and tPA patients have been enrolled, entry into the study will pause, and the outcomes at 3 months after stroke will be compared to see if the results of TNK treatment are sufficiently promising as an improvement over standard treatment to justify expanding the study to find a definitive answer.

The study, which will be conducted in at least 8 large medical centers, is expected to last about 3 years.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
112 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Phase 2B Study of Tenecteplase (TNK) in Acute Ischemic Stroke (TNK-S2B)
Study Start Date :
Nov 1, 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2009
Actual Study Completion Date :
Sep 1, 2009

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: 1

tenecteplase

Drug: tenecteplase
This study will compare 3 different doses of tenecteplase to tPA.
Other Names:
  • TNK
  • Active Comparator: 2

    tissue plasminogen activator, tPA

    Drug: tissue plasminogen activator, tPA
    To date, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only scientifically-proven and FDA-approved treatment for acute stroke.
    Other Names:
  • tPA
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Functional Handicap (Modified Rankin Score) [3 months]

      The scale range is from 0 (perfect health without symptoms) to 6 (death). Percentage of participants with Modified Rankin Score >=4 are reported.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Patients with at least a serious, measurable deficit on the NIH Stroke Scale in language (aphasia score > 1), motor power (arm or leg > 1), vision (best visual score

    2), or attention (attention score > 2). Thus eligible patients may have a minimum total score of 1 if the deficit is in language or motor power. There is no maximum score that is exclusionary; even patients with severe hemispheric or brainstem deficits will be eligible, as is current practice with intravenous rt-PA. Patients with all ischemic stroke types and in all vascular distributions are eligible.

    • Must arrive at participating hospital and treatment begun within 3 hours of the onset of symptoms. Patients awakening with new symptoms must use the time last observed to be normal and awake and the total time cannot exceed three hours prior to treatment as the time of onset.

    • Must be 18 years of age or older.

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Patients with a) minor stroke symptoms (e.g., sensory loss, ataxia, dysarthria, or facial weakness alone) or b) major symptoms which are rapidly improving by the time of treatment.

    • Patients for whom a complete NIH Stroke Score cannot be obtained (e.g., intubated patients or complete amputees).

    • Patients with evidence of intracranial hemorrhage on pretreatment CT scan.

    • Patients with a clinical presentation that suggests subarachnoid hemorrhage, even if the initial CT scan is normal.

    • Patients who are known or suspected to be pregnant.

    • Patients with a known bleeding diathesis or patients with a platelet count < 100,000. For patients who are taking oral Warfarin (Coumadin), the results of the pretreatment International Normalized Ratio (INR) must be available prior to treatment and must be

    • </= 1.4. Patients who have received heparin within 48 hours must have a normal partial thromboplastin time (PTT) to be eligible. Patients who have received low molecular weight heparin or heparinoid within 24 hours are also excluded.

    • Patients with major surgery or serious trauma excluding head trauma within 14 days or serious head trauma within 3 months.

    • Patients with a history of gastrointestinal or urinary tract hemorrhage in the previous 21 days.

    • Patients with an arterial puncture at a non-compressible site or a lumbar puncture in the previous 7 days.

    • Patients who, on repeated measurement, have a systolic blood pressure > 185, or a diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg when treatment is to begin, or require aggressive treatment to reduce blood pressure to within these limits.

    • Patients with a history of stroke in the previous 3 months or have ever had an intracranial hemorrhage considered to put them at increased risk for intracranial hemorrhage.

    • Patients with a serious medical illness likely to interfere with treatment or treatment might adversely affect that illness.

    • Patients with abnormal blood glucose thought to account for the neurological deficit.

    • Patients with a clinical presentation consistent with acute myocardial infarction or patients with presentation suggesting post-myocardial infarction pericarditis.

    • Patients with a seizure at onset of stroke thought to be presenting with post-ictal paralysis mimicking stroke.

    • Patients with pre-existing neurological or psychiatric disease that would confound the neurological or functional evaluations.

    • Patients who have received any other investigational drug within 14 days.

    • Patients who have large areas (greater than one lobe) of obvious low density on the baseline CT scan will be presumed to have had ongoing cerebral ischemia for greater than 3 hours, and will, therefore, be excluded. Patients with subtle early signs of cerebral infarction (e.g., sulcal effacement, blurring of the grey-white junction, asymmetry of the basal ganglia, insular ribbon sign, and others) and the dense artery sign on baseline CT scan will be eligible. Similarly, evidence of previous remote cerebral infarction on baseline CT will not be exclusionary.

    • Patients for whom informed consent cannot be obtained.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 University of California at San Diego San Diego California United States 92103-8466
    2 Colorado Neurological Institutes Englewood Colorado United States 80113-2771
    3 Johns Hopkins-Bayview Medical Center Baltimore Maryland United States 21224
    4 University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan United States 48109-0316
    5 Long Island Jewish Hospital New Hyde Park New York United States 11040
    6 Mount Sinai Medical Center New York New York United States 10029
    7 Columbia University, Statistical Analysis Center New York New York United States 10032
    8 University of Texas at Houston Houston Texas United States 77030
    9 University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville Virginia United States 22908

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Virginia
    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: E. Clarke Haley, Jr., M.D., Clinical Coordinating Center, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia Health System
    • Principal Investigator: John L. P. Thompson, Ph.D., Statistical Analysis Center, Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    E. Clarke Haley, Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00252239
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 11231
    • R01NS045170
    • R01NS037666
    First Posted:
    Nov 11, 2005
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 17, 2015
    Last Verified:
    Feb 1, 2015
    Keywords provided by E. Clarke Haley, Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    Participant Flow

    Recruitment Details
    Pre-assignment Detail
    Arm/Group Title TNK 0.1 mg/kg TNK 0.25 mg/kg TNK 0.4 mg/kg tPA 0.9 mg/kg
    Arm/Group Description Lowest dose tenecteplase Medium dose tenecteplase Highest dose tenecteplase tissue plasminogen activator, tPA tissue plasminogen activator, tPA: To date, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only scientifically-proven and FDA-approved treatment for acute stroke.
    Period Title: Overall Study
    STARTED 31 31 19 31
    COMPLETED 30 31 17 30
    NOT COMPLETED 1 0 2 1

    Baseline Characteristics

    Arm/Group Title TNK 0.1 mg/kg TNK 0.25 mg/kg TNK 0.4 mg/kg tPA 0.9 mg/kg Total
    Arm/Group Description Lowest dose tenecteplase Medium dose tenecteplase Highest dose tenecteplase tissue plasminogen activator, tPA tissue plasminogen activator, tPA: To date, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only scientifically-proven and FDA-approved treatment for acute stroke. Total of all reporting groups
    Overall Participants 31 31 19 31 112
    Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [years]
    67
    (19)
    69
    (15)
    68
    (16)
    72
    (16)
    69
    (17)
    Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
    Female
    19
    61.3%
    15
    48.4%
    6
    31.6%
    14
    45.2%
    54
    48.2%
    Male
    12
    38.7%
    16
    51.6%
    13
    68.4%
    17
    54.8%
    58
    51.8%
    Race (NIH/OMB) (Count of Participants)
    American Indian or Alaska Native
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    Asian
    0
    0%
    1
    3.2%
    2
    10.5%
    0
    0%
    3
    2.7%
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    Black or African American
    5
    16.1%
    4
    12.9%
    4
    21.1%
    5
    16.1%
    18
    16.1%
    White
    24
    77.4%
    26
    83.9%
    12
    63.2%
    25
    80.6%
    87
    77.7%
    More than one race
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    0
    0%
    Unknown or Not Reported
    2
    6.5%
    0
    0%
    1
    5.3%
    1
    3.2%
    4
    3.6%
    Region of Enrollment (participants) [Number]
    United States
    31
    100%
    31
    100%
    19
    100%
    31
    100%
    112
    100%

    Outcome Measures

    1. Primary Outcome
    Title Functional Handicap (Modified Rankin Score)
    Description The scale range is from 0 (perfect health without symptoms) to 6 (death). Percentage of participants with Modified Rankin Score >=4 are reported.
    Time Frame 3 months

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title TNK 0.1 mg/kg TNK 0.25 mg/kg TNK 0.4 mg/kg tPA 0.9 mg/kg
    Arm/Group Description Lowest dose tenecteplase Medium dose tenecteplase Highest dose tenecteplase tissue plasminogen activator, tPA tissue plasminogen activator, tPA: To date, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only scientifically-proven and FDA-approved treatment for acute stroke.
    Measure Participants 31 31 19 30
    Number [percentage of participants]
    22.6
    72.9%
    35.5
    114.5%
    31.6
    166.3%
    32.3
    104.2%

    Adverse Events

    Time Frame 3 months
    Adverse Event Reporting Description
    Arm/Group Title TNK 0.1 mg/kg TNK 0.25 mg/kg TNK 0.4 mg/kg tPA 0.9 mg/kg
    Arm/Group Description Lowest dose tenecteplase Medium dose tenecteplase Highest dose tenecteplase tissue plasminogen activator, tPA tissue plasminogen activator, tPA: To date, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only scientifically-proven and FDA-approved treatment for acute stroke.
    All Cause Mortality
    TNK 0.1 mg/kg TNK 0.25 mg/kg TNK 0.4 mg/kg tPA 0.9 mg/kg
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total / (NaN) / (NaN) / (NaN) / (NaN)
    Serious Adverse Events
    TNK 0.1 mg/kg TNK 0.25 mg/kg TNK 0.4 mg/kg tPA 0.9 mg/kg
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 13/31 (41.9%) 25/31 (80.6%) 13/19 (68.4%) 26/31 (83.9%)
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Reduced hemoglobin 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Cardiac disorders
    Cardiac ischemia/infarction 1/31 (3.2%) 1 2/31 (6.5%) 2 1/19 (5.3%) 1 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Supraventricular and nodal arrhythmia 2/31 (6.5%) 2 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Cardiac General 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Left ventricular systolic dysfunction 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 1/19 (5.3%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0
    Valvular heart disease 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Ventricular arrhythmia 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Dysphagia 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Malignancy 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    General disorders
    Hemorrhage/Bleeding - other 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Infection with unknown ANC 1/31 (3.2%) 1 1/31 (3.2%) 1 3/19 (15.8%) 3 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Death not associated with CTCAE term 0/31 (0%) 0 2/31 (6.5%) 2 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Infections and infestations
    Infection with Grade 3 or 4 neutrophils 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 1/19 (5.3%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0
    Infection with normal, Grade 1 or 2 neutrophils 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 1/19 (5.3%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Sodium, serum high (hypernatremia 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 1/19 (5.3%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0
    Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
    Fracture 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/19 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Musculoskeletal/soft tissue - other 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Nervous system disorders
    Hemorrhage, CNS 0/31 (0%) 0 2/31 (6.5%) 2 3/19 (15.8%) 3 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Somnolence/depressed level of consciousness 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Neurology-other 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Seizure 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    CNS ischemia 5/31 (16.1%) 5 7/31 (22.6%) 7 5/19 (26.3%) 5 7/31 (22.6%) 7
    Renal and urinary disorders
    Renal failure 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 1/19 (5.3%) 1 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Elevated creatinine 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Urinary frequency/urgency 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Hypoxia 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 1/19 (5.3%) 1 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 1/19 (5.3%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0
    Aspiration 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Pleural effusion (non-malignant) 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 1/19 (5.3%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Ulceration 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Surgical and medical procedures
    Vessel injury - artery 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Vascular disorders
    Vascular - other 1/31 (3.2%) 1 2/31 (6.5%) 2 1/19 (5.3%) 1 0/31 (0%) 0
    Hypotension 1/31 (3.2%) 1 1/31 (3.2%) 1 0/19 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0
    Thrombosis/thrombus/embolism 0/31 (0%) 0 0/31 (0%) 0 0/19 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
    TNK 0.1 mg/kg TNK 0.25 mg/kg TNK 0.4 mg/kg tPA 0.9 mg/kg
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 25/31 (80.6%) 24/31 (77.4%) 17/19 (89.5%) 20/31 (64.5%)
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    Blood/Bone marrow - other 5/31 (16.1%) 5 6/31 (19.4%) 6 5/19 (26.3%) 5 5/31 (16.1%) 5
    Hemoglobin low 4/31 (12.9%) 4 9/31 (29%) 9 4/19 (21.1%) 4 4/31 (12.9%) 4
    Lymphopenia 2/31 (6.5%) 2 4/31 (12.9%) 4 2/19 (10.5%) 2 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Neutrophils/granulocytes high 1/31 (3.2%) 1 2/31 (6.5%) 2 2/19 (10.5%) 2 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Cardiac disorders
    Valvular heart disease 2/31 (6.5%) 2 3/31 (9.7%) 3 1/19 (5.3%) 1 3/31 (9.7%) 3
    Cardiac general - other 2/31 (6.5%) 2 2/31 (6.5%) 2 2/19 (10.5%) 2 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    Constipation 3/31 (9.7%) 3 4/31 (12.9%) 4 3/19 (15.8%) 3 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Hemorrhage, GI 1/31 (3.2%) 1 1/31 (3.2%) 1 4/19 (21.1%) 4 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    General disorders
    Pain 14/31 (45.2%) 14 8/31 (25.8%) 8 6/19 (31.6%) 6 4/31 (12.9%) 4
    Nausea 3/31 (9.7%) 3 3/31 (9.7%) 3 3/19 (15.8%) 3 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Fever, in the absence of neutropenia 1/31 (3.2%) 1 2/31 (6.5%) 2 2/19 (10.5%) 2 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Metabolism and nutrition disorders
    Potassium, serum low 5/31 (16.1%) 5 6/31 (19.4%) 6 4/19 (21.1%) 4 3/31 (9.7%) 3
    Metabolic/laboratory - other 5/31 (16.1%) 5 3/31 (9.7%) 3 3/19 (15.8%) 3 4/31 (12.9%) 4
    Glucose, serum-high 2/31 (6.5%) 2 3/31 (9.7%) 3 4/19 (21.1%) 4 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Calcium, serum low 2/31 (6.5%) 2 4/31 (12.9%) 4 1/19 (5.3%) 1 3/31 (9.7%) 3
    Albumin, serum low 3/31 (9.7%) 3 2/31 (6.5%) 2 1/19 (5.3%) 1 3/31 (9.7%) 3
    Magnesium, serum low 1/31 (3.2%) 1 2/31 (6.5%) 2 2/19 (10.5%) 2 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Pancreatic endocrine: glucose intolerance 2/31 (6.5%) 2 0/31 (0%) 0 3/19 (15.8%) 3 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Nervous system disorders
    Hemorrhage, CNS 0/31 (0%) 0 4/31 (12.9%) 4 4/19 (21.1%) 4 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Psychiatric disorders
    Mood alteration 1/31 (3.2%) 1 5/31 (16.1%) 5 2/19 (10.5%) 2 2/31 (6.5%) 2
    Renal and urinary disorders
    Hemorrhage, GU 0/31 (0%) 0 1/31 (3.2%) 1 4/19 (21.1%) 4 3/31 (9.7%) 3
    Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
    Atelectasis 1/31 (3.2%) 1 2/31 (6.5%) 2 3/19 (15.8%) 3 1/31 (3.2%) 1
    Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
    Bruising in absence of grade 3 or 4 thrombocytopenia 2/31 (6.5%) 2 7/31 (22.6%) 7 2/19 (10.5%) 2 5/31 (16.1%) 5
    Vascular disorders
    Hypertension 2/31 (6.5%) 2 1/31 (3.2%) 1 3/19 (15.8%) 3 5/31 (16.1%) 5

    Limitations/Caveats

    Premature termination limits any conclusions from the trial.

    More Information

    Certain Agreements

    Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

    There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

    Results Point of Contact

    Name/Title Dr. E. Clarke Haley, Jr.
    Organization University of Virginia Health System
    Phone 434-924-8041
    Email ech@virginia.edu
    Responsible Party:
    E. Clarke Haley, Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00252239
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 11231
    • R01NS045170
    • R01NS037666
    First Posted:
    Nov 11, 2005
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 17, 2015
    Last Verified:
    Feb 1, 2015