For people with ischemic stroke, treatment with the clot-busting drug tenecteplase is associated with a slightly higher likelihood of an excellent recovery and reduced disability three months later ...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

Can we preserve brain cells even after years of hopeless research? Apparently, yes—according to a recent study published in the Lancet treating patients with ischemic stroke through a neuroprotective ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic swells, experts around the globe are working to determine which existing medicines might help patients experiencing severe illness. Malaria drug chloroquine has gotten a lot ...

BARCELONA, Spain — A new individual patient-level meta-analysis confirms that the newer bolus thrombolytic, tenecteplase, is noninferior to alteplase for acute ischemic stroke — and may even offer ...

How much does a dose of Alteplase cost? It depends on who you ask. The current wholesale acquisition cost is $8,800, Genentech said. At nine selected Ohio hospitals, Alteplase prices for patients ...

Credit: Getty Images. Results showed that the primary end point of the study did not reach statistical significance; 61.4% of patients (n=337/549) in the nerinetide treatment arm and 59.2% (n=329/556) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a phase 2 study, reteplase demonstrated similar efficacy and safety vs. alteplase for the treatment of acute ...