The free-radical–trapping agent NXY-059 showed promise as a neuroprotectant in the Stroke–Acute Ischemic NXY Treatment I (SAINT I) trial, reducing disability when given to patients who had acute ...
August 10, 2007 — Disappointing results of the Stroke Acute Ischemic NXY-059 Trial (SAINT II), a randomized study of the investigational neuroprotectant NXY-059 ( Cerovive, AstraZeneca), show no ...
Acute ischemic stroke is a major cause of death in industrialized countries and is usually treated with thrombolysis using alteplase. This treatment, however, must be started within 3 h of stroke ...
The free-radical-trapping agent NXY-059 can reduce the amount of permanent brain damage after stroke in animal models. Whether NXY-059 therapy can improve outcomes in humans is not known. The ...
To the Editor: In the article by Lees et al. (Feb. 9 issue) 1 about the Stroke–Acute Ischemic NXY Treatment (SAINT I) trial, the abstract suggests significant reduction of hemorrhagic transformation ...