Treatment of submassive pulmonary embolism with tenecteplase or placebo: cardiopulmonary outcomes at three months (TOPCOAT): Multicenter double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.

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Treatment of submassive pulmonary embolism with tenecteplase or placebo: cardiopulmonary outcomes at three months (TOPCOAT): Multicenter double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial.

J Thromb Haemost. 2014 Jan 31;

Authors: Kline JA, Nordenholz KE, Courtney DM, Kabrhel C, Jones AE, Rondina MT, Diercks DB, Klinger JR, Hernandez J

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) can worsen quality of life from persistent dyspnea or exercise intolerance.
OBJECTIVE: Test if tenecteplase increases the probability of a favorable composite patient-oriented outcome after submassive PE.
METHODS: Normotensive patients with PE and right ventricular (RV) strain (by echocardiography or biomarkers) were enrolled from eight hospitals. All patients received low molecular weight heparin followed by random assignment to either a single weight-based bolus of tenecteplase or placebo, administered in a double-blinded fashion. The primary composite outcome included: 1. Death, circulatory shock, intubation or major bleeding within 5 days or 2. Recurrent PE, poor functional capacity (RV dysfunction with either dyspnea at rest or exercise intolerance) or an SF36(®) Physical Component Summary (PCS) score <30 at 90 day follow-up.
RESULTS: 83 patients were randomized; 40 to tenecteplase and 43 to placebo. The trial was terminated prematurely. Within 5 days, adverse outcomes occurred in three placebo-treated patients (death in one and intubation in two) and one tenecteplase-treated patient (fatal intracranial hemorrhage). At 90 days, adverse outcomes occurred in 13 unique placebo-treated patients and five unique tenecteplase-treated patients Thus, 16 (37%) placebo-treated and six (15%) tenecteplase-treated patients had at least one adverse outcome (exact two sided P=0.017).
CONCLUSIONS: Treatment of patients with submassive pulmonary embolism with tenecteplase was associated with increased probability of a favorable composite outcome. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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