TNKase — tenecteplase — is the first FDA-approved stroke medicine in nearly 30 years, offering a faster, simpler five-second ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the ...

Tenecteplase is administered as a single, 5-second intravenous bolus, providing a faster and simpler option compared to the ...

For patients with acute ischemic stroke whose symptoms began 4.5 to 24 hours earlier, alteplase is associated with a higher percentage of patients achieving a score of 0 or 1 on the modified Rankin ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TNKase ® (tenecteplase) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in adults.

It is delivered as a single five-second intravenous bolus, which is faster than the standard of care Activase or alteplase, ...

According to Roche subsidiary Genentech, which announced the label expansion on Monday, TNKase is the first new drug for ...

Genentech’s label expansion for TNKase consolidates its market position for pharmacological stroke treatments.

Notably, off-label tenecteplase had already become the preferred thrombolytic for acute ischemic stroke before the expanded ...

The approval is based on a study comparing TNKase to Activase in patients with acute ischemic stroke who presented with a disabling neurological deficit. Results show that TNKase was comparable to ...

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...