Improving Early Reperfusion With Adjuvant Dornase Alfa in Large Vessel Ischemic Stroke (EXTEND-IA DNase)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05203224 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : January 24, 2022
Last Update Posted : May 24, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Ischemic Stroke | Drug: Dornase Alfa | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 300 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Bayesian Optimised Phase 2 dose-finding umbrella trial |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Masking Description: | No blinding given single arm study but Independent core laboratory adjudication of the primary outcome, mRS (secondary outcome) performed by central assessor. |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Improving Early Reperfusion With Adjuvant Dornase Alfa in Large Vessel Ischemic Stroke (EXTEND-IA DNase) |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 18, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Intravenous Dornase alfa (DNase)
Patients will receive a single intravenous dose of dornase alfa (at either 0.125mg/kg, 0.25mg/kg, or 0.5mg/kg in escalating tiers), administered as a bolus over ~30 seconds.
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Drug: Dornase Alfa
Intravenous Dornase alfa
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- Proportion of patients with substantial angiographic reperfusion or absence of retrievable intracranial thrombus at initial angiogram without symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage [ Time Frame: 24 hours post-treatment ]composite outcome of reperfusion on initial angiogram (day 0 - expanded Treatment In Cerebral Infarction [eTICI] 2b-3 or no retrievable intracranial thrombus) and assessment of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage on brain imaging 24h post-treatment. eTICI 2b-3 indicates reperfusion of >50% of the initially involved arterial territory.
- modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 3 months [ Time Frame: 3 months post stroke ]ordinal analysis versus EXTEND-IA TNK I & II historical control, adjusted for age and baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score. mRS is a functional outcome/disability score from 0 (no disability) to 6 (death). NIHSS is a neurological impairment score from 0 (no deficit) to 42 (death)
- modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-1 or no change from baseline at 3 months [ Time Frame: 3 months post stroke ]versus EXTEND-IA TNK I & II historical control, adjusted for age and baseline NIHSS score
- modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-2 or no change from baseline at 3 months [ Time Frame: 3 months post stroke ]versus EXTEND-IA TNK I & II historical control, adjusted for age and baseline NIHSS score
- Proportion of patients with 8 point reduction in NIHSS or reaching 0-1 at 3 days (early neurological improvement) [ Time Frame: 3 days post stroke ]versus EXTEND-IA TNK I & II historical control, adjusted for age and baseline NIHSS score
- Proportion of patients with near-complete reperfusion (eTICI 2c/3) at conclusion of the endovascular procedure [ Time Frame: day 0 (end of endovascular thrombectomy) ]versus EXTEND-IA TNK I & II historical control
- Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (SICH) [ Time Frame: 36 hours post treatment ]Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage includes any sub-arachnoid bleeding associated with clinical symptoms and symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH). SICH is defined as "Intracerebral hemorrhage (parenchymal hematoma type 2 - PH2 within 36 hours of treatment) combined with neurological deterioration leading to an increase of ≥4 points on the NIHSS from baseline, or death"
- Death due to any cause [ Time Frame: up to 3 months post stroke ]versus EXTEND-IA TNK I & II historical control, adjusted for age and baseline NIHSS

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke eligible, using standard criteria, to receive IV thrombolytics within 4.5 hours of stroke onset
- Patient's age is ≥18 years
- Intention to perform endovascular thrombectomy Imaging inclusion criteria
- Arterial occlusion on CTA or MRA of the ICA, M1, M2 or basilar artery
Exclusion Criteria:
- Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) identified by CT or MRI
- Rapidly improving symptoms at the discretion of the investigator
- Pre-stroke mRS score of ≥ 4 (indicating previous disability)
- Hypodensity in >1/3 MCA territory or equivalent proportion of basilar artery territory on non-contrast CT
- Contraindication to imaging with contrast agents
- Any terminal illness such that patient would not be expected to survive more than 1 year
- Any condition that, in the judgment of the investigator could impose hazards to the patient if study therapy is initiated or affect the participation of the patient in the study.
- Pregnant or lactating women

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05203224
Contact: Bruce CV Campbell, MBBS PhD | 0393427000 | bruce.campbell@mh.org.au |
Australia, Queensland | |
Princess Alexandra Hospital | Recruiting |
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4102 | |
Contact: Carol Bendall +61 7 3176 1499 carol.bendall@health.qld.gov.au | |
Principal Investigator: Michael Devlin, MBBS | |
Australia, South Australia | |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | Not yet recruiting |
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5000 | |
Contact: Jennifer Cranefield, RN +61 8 7074 2900 jennifer.cranefield@sa.gov.au | |
Principal Investigator: Timothy Kleinig, MBBS PhD | |
Australia, Victoria | |
Royal Melbourne Hospital | Recruiting |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3050 | |
Contact: Amy McDonald, RN +61 3 9342 4424 amy.mcdonald@mh.org.au | |
Principal Investigator: Bruce Campbell, MBBS PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Bruce CV Campbell, MBBS PhD | University of Melbourne |
Responsible Party: | University of Melbourne |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05203224 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MBC2101 |
First Posted: | January 24, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 24, 2022 |
Last Verified: | May 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | Anonymized individual patient data will be uploaded to the Virtual Stroke Trials Archive (http://www.virtualtrialsarchives.org/vista/) 2 years after the publication of the primary manuscript. Qualified investigators can access data after submission of a project proposal that has been approved by the VISTA steering committee. |
Time Frame: | 2 years after the publication of the primary manuscript |
Access Criteria: | Qualified investigators can access data after submission of a project proposal that has been approved by the VISTA steering committee. |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
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