Fingolimod enhances the efficacy of delayed alteplase administration in acute ischemic stroke by promoting anterograde reperfusion and retrograde collateral flow

Objective The present study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of coadministration of fingolimod with alteplase in acute ischemic stroke patients in a delayed time window. Methods This was a prospective, randomized, open‐label, blinded endpoint clinical trial, enrolling patients with internal...

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Published in:Annals of neurology 2018-11, Vol.84 (5), p.717-728
Main Authors: Tian, De‐Cai, Shi, Kaibin, Zhu, Zilong, Yao, Jia, Yang, Xiaoxia, Su, Lei, Zhang, Sheng, Zhang, Meixia, Gonzales, Rayna J., Liu, Qiang, Huang, DeRen, Waters, Michael F., Sheth, Kevin N., Ducruet, Andrew F., Fu, Ying, Lou, Min, Shi, Fu‐Dong
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Language:English
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Angiography
Carotid artery
Cerebral blood flow
Clinical trials
Computed tomography
Effectiveness
Ischemia
Occlusion
Patients
Perfusion
Reperfusion
Stroke
Territory
Windows (intervals)
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Summary:Objective The present study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of coadministration of fingolimod with alteplase in acute ischemic stroke patients in a delayed time window. Methods This was a prospective, randomized, open‐label, blinded endpoint clinical trial, enrolling patients with internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery proximal occlusion within 4.5 to 6 hours from symptom onset. Patients were randomly assigned to receive alteplase alone or alteplase with fingolimod. All patients underwent pretreatment and 24‐hour noncontrast computed tomography (CT)/perfusion CT/CT angiography. The coprimary endpoints were the decrease of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores over 24 hours and the favorable shift of modified Rankin Scale score (mRS) distribution at day 90. Exploratory outcomes included vessel recanalization, anterograde reperfusion, and retrograde reperfusion of collateral flow. Results Each treatment group included 23 patients. Compared with alteplase alone, patients receiving fingolimod plus alteplase exhibited better early clinical improvement at 24 hours and a favorable shift of mRS distribution at day 90. In addition, patients who received fingolimod and alteplase exhibited a greater reduction in the perfusion lesion accompanied by suppressed infarct growth by 24 hours. Fingolimod in conjunction with alteplase significantly improved anterograde reperfusion of downstream territory and prevented the failure of retrograde reperfusion from collateral circulation. Interpretation Fingolimod may enhance the efficacy of alteplase administration in the 4.5‐ to 6‐hour time window in patients with a proximal cerebral arterial occlusion and salvageable penumbral tissue by promoting both anterograde reperfusion and retrograde collateral flow. These findings are instructive for the design of future trials of recanalization therapies in extended time windows. Ann Neurol 2018;84:725–736
ISSN:0364-5134
1531-8249
DOI:10.1002/ana.25352