Experiment 66871

Compounds isolated

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeIV
OrganismCalloselasma rhodostoma (VIPERIDAE)
CitationSHERMAN,DS: ATKINSON,RP: CHIPPENDALE,T: LEVIN,KA: NG,K: FUTRELL,N: HSU,CY: LEVY,DE:. (2000). INTRAVENOUS ANCROD FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE.. 283(18)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseSTROKE TREATMENT WITH ANCROD TRIAL, A RANDOMIZED, PARALLEL-GROUP, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL CONDUCTED BETWEEN AUG 1993 AND JAN 1998. PATIENTS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO RECEIVE ANCROD (N=248) OR PLACEBO (N=252) AS A CONTINUOUS 72 INTRAVENOUS INFUSION BEGINNING WITHIN 3 HRS OF STROKE ONSET, FOLLOWED BY INFUSIONS LASTING APPROXIMATELY 1 HR AT 96 AND 120 HRS. THE PRIMARY EFFICACY END POINT WAS FUNCTIONAL STATUS, WITH FAVORABLE FUNCTIONAL STATUS DEFINED AS SURVIVAL TO DAY 90 WITH A BARTHEL INDEX OF 95 OR MORE OR AT LEAST THE PRESTROKE VALUE, COMPARED BY TREATMENT GOURP.PRIMARY SAFETY VARIABLES INCLUDED SYMPTOMATIC INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE AND MOTALITY. IN THIS STUDY, ANCROD HAD A FAVORABLE BENEFIT-RISK PROFILE FOR PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE.
Dose amountVAR
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderGIVEN TO BOTH SEXES