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

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

A clot-busting drug recently approved to treat acute ischemic strokes (AIS) that can be delivered quickly works as well as a decades-old medication used by most hospitals in the U.S. and could hold ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that tenecteplase, a newer drug, is just as safe and effective as alteplase, the traditional stroke treatment, and may even help certain patients ...

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 FDA approved tenecteplase (TNKase) for adult stroke patients, Genentech announced on Monday. A clot-dissolving tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), tenecteplase is now indicated for acute ...

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

The researchers observed no significant differences between tenecteplase and alteplase in terms of effectiveness or safety outcomes for the overall cohort after adjustment for covariates.

Tenecteplase (TNKase) is the first new clot-busting drug to be approved in nearly 30 years, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) giving it the thumbs-up earlier this month. And now ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window The FDA approved tenecteplase (TNKase) for adult stroke patients, Genentech announced on Monday. A clot-dissolving ...

No significant difference seen in terms of effectiveness or safety outcomes, including functional independence at discharge. (HealthDay News) — For patients with ischemic stroke, tenecteplase ...