For patients with ischemic stroke, tenecteplase seems to be a reasonable alternative to alteplase in terms of effectiveness and safety outcomes.

Tenecteplase provides comparable safety and effectiveness outcomes for acute ischemic stroke as alteplase, new research ...

The FDA recently approved the first treatment in nearly 30 years for acute stroke, and the agency also approved a novel drug ...

Acute ischemic stroke, which occurs due to a blockage in cerebral blood flow, requires prompt intervention with thrombolytic ...

The usage of tenecteplase in patients with acute ischemic stroke was associated with similar effectiveness and safety ...

It has been a year since Manuel Vera, known as Manny, survived an ischemic stroke on February 23, 2024. Vera quickly received ...

A new clot-busting drug for stroke works as well as a decades-old drug Patients given tenecteplase had similar outcomes to ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that tenecteplase, a newer drug, is just as safe and effective as ...

A recently approved drug for acute ischemic stroke works as well as the treatment used in most U.S. hospitals and may offer advantages for some patients, according to a study led by a researcher ...

Two randomized trials in China find that intra-arterial thrombolysis with urokinase or tenecteplase does not significantly improve functional recovery after successful EVT in patients with stroke.

(HealthDay News) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults.