Tenecteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Project Status:
Completed
Project Line:
Health Technology Review
Project Sub Line:
Rapid Review
Project Number:
RC1469-000
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Question

  1. What is the cost-effectiveness of tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischemic stroke?

Key Message

Both included economic evaluation studies (1 from Iran and 1 from Australia) found that tenecteplase was the dominant treatment strategy (i.e., lower costs and higher benefit) compared with alteplase over a lifetime horizon.