TY - JOUR
T1 - Time to Reperfusion and Treatment Effect for Acute Ischemic Stroke
T2 - A Randomized Clinical Trial
AU - Fransen, Puck S. S.
AU - Berkhemer, Olvert A.
AU - Lingsma, Hester F.
AU - Beumer, Debbie
AU - van den Berg, Lucie A.
AU - Yoo, Albert J.
AU - Schonewille, Wouter J.
AU - Vos, Jan Albert
AU - Nederkoorn, Paul J.
AU - Wermer, Marieke J. H.
AU - van Walderveen, Marianne A. A.
AU - Staals, Julie
AU - Hofmeijer, Jeannette
AU - van Oostayen, Jacques A.
AU - Nijeholt, Geert J. Lycklama a
AU - Boiten, Jelis
AU - Brouwer, Patrick A.
AU - Emmer, Bart J.
AU - de Bruijn, Sebastiaan F.
AU - van Dijk, Lukas C.
AU - Kappelle, L. Jaap
AU - Lo, Rob H.
AU - van Dijk, Ewoud J.
AU - de Vries, Joost
AU - de Kort, Paul L. M.
AU - van den Berg, J. S. Peter
AU - van Hasselt, Boudewijn A. A. M.
AU - Aerden, Leo A. M.
AU - Dallinga, Rene J.
AU - Visser, Marieke C.
AU - Bot, Joseph C. J.
AU - Vroomen, Patrick C.
AU - Eshghi, Omid
AU - Schreuder, Tobien H. C. M. L.
AU - Heijboer, Roel J. J.
AU - Keizer, Koos
AU - Tielbeek, Alexander V.
AU - den Hertog, Heleen M.
AU - Gerrits, Dick G.
AU - van den Berg-Vos, Renske M.
AU - Karas, Giorgos B.
AU - Steyerberg, Ewout W.
AU - Flach, H. Zwenneke
AU - Marquering, Henk A.
AU - Sprengers, Marieke E. S.
AU - Jenniskens, Sjoerd F. M.
AU - Beenen, Ludo F. M.
AU - van den Berg, Rene
AU - Koudstaal, Peter J.
AU - van Zwam, Wim H.
AU - Multictr Randomized Clin Trial End
PY - 2016/2
Y1 - 2016/2
N2 - IMPORTANCE Intra-arterial treatment (IAT) for acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial arterial occlusion leads to improved functional outcome in patients treated within 6 hours after onset. The influence of treatment delay on treatment effect is not yet known.OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of time from stroke onset to the start of treatment and from stroke onset to reperfusion on the effect of IAT.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS The Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands (MR CLEAN) was a multicenter, randomized clinical open-label trial of IAT vs no IAT in 500 patients. The time to the start of treatment was defined as the time from onset of symptoms to groin puncture (TOG). The time from onset of treatment to reperfusion (TOR) was defined as the time to reopening the vessel occlusion or the end of the procedure in cases for which reperfusion was not achieved. Data were collected from December 3, 2010, to June 3, 2014, and analyzed (intention to treat) from July 1, 2014, to September 19, 2015.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Main outcome was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score for functional outcome (range, 0 [no symptoms] to 6 [death]). Multiple ordinal logistic regression analysis estimated the effect of treatment and tested for the interaction of time to randomization, TOG, and TOR with treatment. The effect of treatment as a risk difference on reaching independence (mRS score, 0-2) was computed as a function of TOG and TOR. Calculations were adjusted for age, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, previous stroke, atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, and intracranial arterial terminus occlusion.RESULTS Among 500 patients (58% male; median age, 67 years), the median TOG was 260 (interquartile range [IQR], 210-311) minutes; median TOR, 340 (IQR, 274-395) minutes. An interaction between TOR and treatment (P = .04) existed, but not between TOG and treatment (P = .26). The adjusted risk difference (95% CI) was 25.9% (8.3%-44.4%) when reperfusion was reached at 3 hours, 18.8% (6.6%-32.6%) at 4 hours, and 6.7% (0.4%-14.5%) at 6 hours.CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE For every hour of reperfusion delay, the initially large benefit of IAT decreases; the absolute risk difference for a good outcome is reduced by 6% per hour of delay. Patients with acute ischemic stroke require immediate diagnostic workup and IAT in case of intracranial arterial vessel occlusion.
AB - IMPORTANCE Intra-arterial treatment (IAT) for acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial arterial occlusion leads to improved functional outcome in patients treated within 6 hours after onset. The influence of treatment delay on treatment effect is not yet known.OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of time from stroke onset to the start of treatment and from stroke onset to reperfusion on the effect of IAT.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS The Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands (MR CLEAN) was a multicenter, randomized clinical open-label trial of IAT vs no IAT in 500 patients. The time to the start of treatment was defined as the time from onset of symptoms to groin puncture (TOG). The time from onset of treatment to reperfusion (TOR) was defined as the time to reopening the vessel occlusion or the end of the procedure in cases for which reperfusion was not achieved. Data were collected from December 3, 2010, to June 3, 2014, and analyzed (intention to treat) from July 1, 2014, to September 19, 2015.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Main outcome was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score for functional outcome (range, 0 [no symptoms] to 6 [death]). Multiple ordinal logistic regression analysis estimated the effect of treatment and tested for the interaction of time to randomization, TOG, and TOR with treatment. The effect of treatment as a risk difference on reaching independence (mRS score, 0-2) was computed as a function of TOG and TOR. Calculations were adjusted for age, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, previous stroke, atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus, and intracranial arterial terminus occlusion.RESULTS Among 500 patients (58% male; median age, 67 years), the median TOG was 260 (interquartile range [IQR], 210-311) minutes; median TOR, 340 (IQR, 274-395) minutes. An interaction between TOR and treatment (P = .04) existed, but not between TOG and treatment (P = .26). The adjusted risk difference (95% CI) was 25.9% (8.3%-44.4%) when reperfusion was reached at 3 hours, 18.8% (6.6%-32.6%) at 4 hours, and 6.7% (0.4%-14.5%) at 6 hours.CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE For every hour of reperfusion delay, the initially large benefit of IAT decreases; the absolute risk difference for a good outcome is reduced by 6% per hour of delay. Patients with acute ischemic stroke require immediate diagnostic workup and IAT in case of intracranial arterial vessel occlusion.
KW - INTRAVENOUS T-PA
KW - ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT
KW - ANGIOGRAPHIC REPERFUSION
KW - IMAGING SELECTION
KW - THROMBECTOMY
KW - THERAPY
KW - INTERVENTION
KW - COMPLEXITY
KW - OUTCOMES
U2 - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3886
DO - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.3886
M3 - Article
C2 - 26716735
SN - 2168-6149
VL - 73
SP - 190
EP - 196
JO - Jama neurology
JF - Jama neurology
IS - 2
ER -