Efficacy and safety of nerinetide for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke (ESCAPE-NA1): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial

Publication date: Available online 20 February 2020Source: The LancetAuthor(s): Michael D Hill, Mayank Goyal, Bijoy K Menon, Raul G Nogueira, Ryan A McTaggart, Andrew M Demchuk, Alexandre Y Poppe, Brian H Buck, Thalia S Field, Dar Dowlatshahi, Brian A van Adel, Richard H Swartz, Ruchir A Shah, Eric Sauvageau, Charlotte Zerna, Johanna M Ospel, Manish Joshi, Mohammed A Almekhlafi, Karla J Ryckborst, Mark W LowerisonSummaryBackgroundNerinetide, an eicosapeptide that interferes with post-synaptic density protein 95, is a neuroprotectant that is effective in preclinical stroke models of ischaemia-reperfusion. In this trial, we assessed the efficacy and safety of nerinetide in human ischaemia-reperfusion that occurs with rapid endovascular thrombectomy in patients who had an acute ischaemic stroke.MethodsFor this multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study done in 48 acute care hospitals in eight countries, we enrolled patients with acute ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion within a 12 h treatment window. Eligible patients were aged 18 years or older with a disabling ischaemic stroke at the time of randomisation, had been functioning independently in the community before the stroke, had an Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) greater than 4, and vascular imaging showing moderate-to-good collateral filling, as determined by multiphase CT angiography. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive intravenous nerinetide in a single dose of ...
Source: The Lancet - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research