EVT Outcomes in Large Core

Details from 2 Cohort Trials

Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes in Large Core on CT Are Strongly Associated With Perfusion Core Volume and Time

Implications From Two Large Cohorts for Future Trials

Key Findings

Clinical and safety outcomes for large core endovascular thrombectomy declined as the core volume increased and as the time since stroke onset increased.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) on large core on CT.

Trial Design: combined cohort (SELECT and TREVO); large core was ASPECTS ≤5. N=221. CTP measured core volume and blood flow.

Primary Endpoints: 90 day mRS - good 0-2, stratified by perfusion volume.

CTP core volume  Good outcome (35% for ASPECTS ≤5)  Neurological worsening  Mortality 
<50cc  48%  4%  4% 
50-100cc  20%  22%  30% 
>100cc  0%  100%.  50% 
0.03 trend  0.001 trend  0.006 trend 
sICH rates: 4% for ≤100 volume vs 75% for >100cc volume. 
27% decrease in likelihood of good outcome for every 10cc increase in CPT core volume 


Results:
Clinical and safety outcomes for large core endovascular thrombectomy on CT ASPECTS declined as the core volume increased and as the time since stroke onset increased.

Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes in Large Core

Peter Panagos, MD interviews Amrou Sarraj, MD about his recent work on endovascular thrombectomy outcomes in large core, which he presented in multiple sessions for ISC 2019.

Detailed Results

Results: Clinical and safety outcomes for large core endovascular thrombectomy declined as the core volume increased and as the time since stroke onset increased.

  • 27% decrease in likelihood of good outcome for every 10cc increase in CPT core volume
  • sICH rates: 4% for ≤100 volume vs 75% for >100cc volume
  • Good outcome rates decreased with increasing CTP core volume: (<50cc: 48%, 50-100cc: 20%, >100cc: 0% (p trend=0.03)
  • Longer time from onset associated with reduced good outcomes
  • Increasing CTP volume:
CTP Core Volume  Worse Neurological  Death 

P trend = <0.001
P trend = 0.006
<50cc  4% 4%  
50-100cc 22%  30% 
>100cc  100%  50% 

Background

Trial Design — combined cohort (SELECT and TREVO); N=221 patients with large core (ASPECTS ≤5). CTP measured core volume and blood flow.

Primary Endpoints — 90-day mRS - good 0-2

Sponsor and Collaborators — UT Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

References

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Key Words
Large core, intracerebral hemorrhage, stroke endovascular thrombectomy

Related Clinical Topics
Stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, rehabilitation, functional outcome, ischemic stroke, modified Rankin Scale, surgery

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