This document summarizes key information from the INTERACT2 clinical trial which investigated the effects of intensive blood pressure management versus standard guideline-recommended management in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The trial randomized 2839 patients within 6 hours of ICH onset to either intensive BP lowering to <140 mmHg systolic or standard lowering to <180 mmHg. The primary outcome was functional independence at 90 days. Baseline characteristics were well balanced. Intensive management achieved target BP faster and lowered BP more. Results regarding the primary outcome are pending full publication.
3. PROGRESS STUDY
¡ Perindopril vs
Perindopril +Indapamide vs
Placebo
¡ >6000 patients (mean age 64y)
¡ Normal BP or HTN
¡ Stroke, TIA ≤ 5 y
¡ Mean baseline BP 147/86
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8. Δ 14 mmHg at 1 hour (P<0.0001)
Δ 10.8 mmHg 1-24 hours (P<0.0001)
Mean (95%CI) systolic BP differences
9. Absolute increase in hematoma volume
6
P=0.13
Relative increase in hematoma volume
30
P=0.06
20
4
10
2
%
ml
0
0
Δ-1.7ml
-2
Δ-10%
-5
Guideline
Intensive
Guideline
Intensive
Adjusted mean (95%CI) values for absolute and relative increase in
hematoma volume
11. Examples of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) maps and
corresponding CT images in patients after acute blood pressure reduction to
<150 mm Hg (top) and <180 mm Hg (bottom)
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journal of medicine
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vol. 368
no. 25
Rapid Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients
with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Craig S. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., Emma Heeley, Ph.D., Yining Huang, M.D., Jiguang Wang, M.D.,
Christian Stapf, M.D., Candice Delcourt, M.D., Richard Lindley, M.D., Thompson Robinson, M.D.,
Pablo Lavados, M.D., M.P.H., Bruce Neal, M.D., Ph.D., Jun Hata, M.D., Ph.D., Hisatomi Arima, M.D., Ph.D.,
Mark Parsons, M.D., Ph.D., Yuechun Li, M.D., Jinchao Wang, M.D., Stephane Heritier, Ph.D., Qiang Li, B.Sc.,
Mark Woodward, Ph.D., R. John Simes, M.D., Ph.D., Stephen M. Davis, M.D., and John Chalmers, M.D., Ph.D.,
for the INTERACT2 Investigators*
A bs t r ac t
13. PRIMARY AIM
To
determine
if
a
management
policy
of:
n Early
intensive
blood
pressure
(BP)
lowering
(target
of
<140
mmHg
systolic)
as
compared
to
the
n Guideline-‐recommended
‘standard’
control
of
BP
(target
of
<180
mmHg
systolic)
improves.
Ø survival
free
of
major
disability
in
acute
spontaneous
intracerebral
haemorrhage
(ICH)
Standardised
treatment
protocols
–
locally
available
intravenous
(IV)
BP
lowering
agents
of
physician’s
choice
14. PROTOCOL
SCHEMA
Acute
spontaneous
ICH
confirmed
by
CT/MRI
Definite
Nme
of
onset
within
6
hours
Systolic
BP
150
to
220
mmHg
No
indicaNon/contraindicaNon
to
treatment
R
Intensive
BP
lowering
SBP
<140
mmHg
Standard
BP
management
Guidelines
SBP
<180
mmHg)
In-‐hospital
vital
signs,
NIHSS,
GCS
and
BP
over
7
days
N=2800
gives
90%
power
for
7%
absolute
(14%
relaNve)
decrease
(50%
standard
vs
43%
intensive)
in
outcome
Independent
90
day
outcome
with
modified
Rankin
scale
(mRS)
15. PATIENT FLOW
2839 pts: 10/2008 to 08/2012
28,829
Total
esNmated
screened
6411
Screening
logs
completed
2839
Randomised
1403
Intensive
BP
lowering
3
no
consent
1
missing
baseline
data
2
lost
to
follow-‐up
3
withdrew
consent
12
alive
without
mRS
data
1382
(98.5%)
for
primary
outcome
Reasons
for
exclusion
(n=3572)
39%
Outside
Nme
window
16%
Judged
unlikely
to
benefit
11%
BP
outside
criteria
8%
Planned
early
surgery
5%
Refused
21%
Other
reasons
1436
Standard
BP
lowering
5
no
consent
1
missing
baseline
data
5
lost
to
follow-‐up
4
withdrew
consent
9
alive
without
mRS
data
1412
(98.3%)
for
primary
outcome
16. BASELINE
Demographic and clinical*
*all
non-‐significant
Variable
Intensive
(N=1399)
Standard
(N=1430)
Time
to
randomisaNon,
mean(SD)
3.8(1.2)
3.8(1.2)
Age,
mean(SD),
yr
63(13)
64
(13)
Male
64%
62%
Chinese
68%
68%
179/101
179/101
History
of
hypertension
72%
73%
NIHSS
median
(iqr)
score
10
(6-‐15)
11
(6-‐16)
14
(12-‐15)
14
(12-‐15)
11
(6-‐19)
11
(6-‐20)
Deep
locaNon
83%
83%
Intraventricular
extension
29%
28%
BP
(mmHg)
GCS
median
(iqr)
score
ICH
volume
median
(iqr)
mL
17. SYSTOLIC BP CONTROL
Median (iqr) time to treatment
intensive 4 (3-5), standard 5 (3-7)
Intensive
group
to
target
(<140mmHg)
462
(33%)
at
1
hour
731
(53%)
at
6
hours
Systolic
BP
Nme
trends
1
hour
-‐
Δ14
mmHg
(P<0.0001)
6
hour
-‐
Δ14
mmHg
(P<0.0001)
18. PRIMARY CLINICAL OUTCOME
Death or major disability (mrs 3-6) at 90 days
60
Odds
raNo
0.87
(95%CI
0.75
to
1.01)
P=0.06
55.6%
52.0%
50
40
% 30
40.0
Major
Disability
(3-‐5)
43.6
Death
(6)
12.0
20
10
0
12.0
Intensive
(N=1399)
Standard
(N=1430)
Among
survivors
Odds
RaNo
0.85
(95%CI
0.73-‐0.99)
P=0.05
19. KEY SECONDARY OUTCOME
Ordinal shift in MRS scores (0-6)
Odds ratio 0.87 (95%CI 0.77 to 1.00); P=0.04
6
0
3
4
5
8.1%
21.1%
18.7%
15.9%
18.1%
6.0%
Standar
d
2
Intensive
1
7.6%
18.0%
18.8%
16.6%
19.0%
12.0%
8.0%
12.0%
Disability
but
independent
Major
disability
Death
20. HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE
Euroqol EQ-5D domains ‘any problems’ versus ‘no problems’
%
with
problems
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Intensive
P=0.13
64
P=0.02
67
P=0.006
61
47
Standard
66
P=0.01
P=0.05
52
40
45
34
38
21. SAFETY
Cause-specific mortality, n(%)
Cause
of
Death
Intensive
(N=1394)
Standard
(N=1421)
P
Direct
effects
of
primary
ICH
event
103
(7.4)
111
(7.8)
0.67
Cardiovascular
disease
14
(1.0)
15
(1.1)
0.90
ICH
0
(0.0)
2
(0.1)
Ischaemic/undifferenNated
stroke
1
(0.1)
1
(0.1)
Acute
MI/coronary
event/other
3
(0.2)
1
(0.1)
Other
vascular
disease
2
(0.1)
2
(0.1)
Other
cardiac
disease
8
(0.6)
9
(0.6)
Non-‐cardiovascular
disease
50
(3.6)
45
(3.2)
Renal
failure
2
(0.1)
2
(0.1)
Respiratory
infecNons
17
(1.2)
12
(0.8)
Sepsis
(includes
other
infecNons)
6
(0.4)
4
(0.3)
Non-‐vascular
medical
25
(1.8)
27
(1.9)
0.54
21
22. SAFETY
Non-fatal serious adverse events (saes), n(%)
Serious
Adverse
Event
Intensive
(N=1399)
Standard
(N=1430)
P
Direct
effects
of
primary
ICH
event
47
(3.4)
55
(3.8)
0.49
Cardiovascular
disease
37
(2.6)
41
(2.9)
0.72
ICH
4
(0.3)
4
(0.3)
Ischaemic/undifferenNated
stroke
8
(0.6)
8
(0.6)
Acute
MI/coronary
event/other
5
(0.4)
5
(0.3)
Other
vascular
disease
13
(0.9)
14
(1.0)
Other
cardiac
disease
9
(0.6)
12
(0.8)
160
(11.4)
152
(10.6)
Renal
failure
5
(0.4)
7
(0.5)
Severe
hypotension
7
(0.5)
8
(0.6)
Respiratory
infecNons
48
(3.4)
53
(3.7)
Sepsis
(includes
other
infecNons)
21
(1.5)
20
(1.4)
Non-‐vascular
medical
/injury
132
(9.4)
125
(8.7)
Non-‐cardiovascular
disease
0.49
0.83
23. MAJOR FINDINGS OF INTERACT2
¡ Early intensive BP lowering treatment is:
safe - no increase in death or harms
Ø effective – borderline significant effect on the primary
endpoint
secondary analyses - improved recovery of physical
functioning and health-related quality of life in survivors
Ø
¡ No heterogeneity of the treatment effect across different
patient and disease characteristics
28. SURGICAL INTERVENTION
ü Indicated if cerebellar hemorrhage>3 cm
with neurological deterioration
or brain stem compression
and/or hydrocephalus
ü Cerebrospinal fluid drainage if GCS 8 or less
29. SURGICAL INTERVENTION
¡ Craniotomy :
ü STICH1 (1033 patients, within 72h, with clot>2 cm, GCS>5)
“Surgery does not appear to be helpful in treating most supratentorial ICH
and is probably harmful in those patients presenting in coma”
Lancet 2005, 365 : 387-397
30. OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC CREDIBILITY
Inclusion criteria
§
§
§
§
Supratentorial ICH <72 hrs
Volume >20 mL
GCS score ≥5
Uncertainty over benefit of either
treatment
Exclusion criteria
§
§
§
Cerebellar / brainstem ICH
Per-morbid disability
Unable to undertake surgery
<24 hours of randomisation
30
32. Surgery for primary supratentorial intracerebral
haemorrhage (Review)
Prasad K, Mendelow AD, Gregson B
2009
33. Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1 Surgery plus medical versus medical, Outcome 1 Death or dependence at end
of follow up.
Review:
Surgery for primary supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage
Comparison: 1 Surgery plus medical versus medical
Outcome: 1 Death or dependence at end of follow up
Study or subgroup
Surgery
Conservative
Odds Ratio
n/N
n/N
M-H,Fixed,95% CI
Auer 1989
28/50
37/50
7.5 %
0.45 [ 0.19, 1.04 ]
Batjer 1990
6/8
11/13
1.0 %
0.55 [ 0.06, 4.91 ]
Cheng 2001
86/263
98/231
32.2 %
0.66 [ 0.46, 0.95 ]
Hattori 2004
60/121
82/121
19.0 %
0.47 [ 0.28, 0.79 ]
25/26
22/27
0.4 %
5.68 [ 0.62, 52.43 ]
378/468
408/496
35.0 %
0.91 [ 0.65, 1.25 ]
8/15
11/16
2.3 %
0.52 [ 0.12, 2.25 ]
33/36
29/33
1.2 %
1.52 [ 0.31, 7.35 ]
4/9
7/11
1.6 %
0.46 [ 0.08, 2.76 ]
996
998
100.0 %
0.71 [ 0.58, 0.88 ]
Juvela 1989
Mendelow 2005
Morgenstern 1998
Teernstra 2003
Zuccarello 1999
Total (95% CI)
Weight
M-H,Fixed,95% CI
Total events: 628 (Surgery), 705 (Conservative)
Heterogeneity: Chi2 = 10.64, df = 8 (P = 0.22); I2 =25%
Test for overall effect: Z = 3.22 (P = 0.0013)
0.1 0.2
0.5
Favours surgery
1
2
5
Odds Ratio
10
Favours conservative
34. eatment in
STICH II
l lobar intracerebral
Early surgery versus initial conservative treatment in
l patients with spontaneous supratentorial lobar intracerebral
Art
haematomas (STICH II): a randomised trial
tchell, for the STICH II Investigators
A David Mendelow, Barbara A Gregson, Elise N Rowan, Gordon D Murray, Anil Gholkar, Patrick M Mitchell, for the STICH II Investigators
Summary
Background The balance of risk and benefit from early neurosurgical intervention for conscious patients with
superficial lobar intracerebral haemorrhage of 10–100 mL and no intraventricular haemorrhage admitted within 48 h
of ictus is unclear. We therefore tested the hypothesis that early surgeryLancet 2013; 382: 397–408
compared with initial conservative treatment
could improve outcome in these patients.
vention for conscious patients with
ar haemorrhage admitted within 48 h 78 Published Online we compared early
Methods In this international, parallel-group trial undertaken in
centres in 27 countries,
surgical haematoma evacuation within 12 h randomisation plus
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ed with initial conservativeoftreatment medical treatment with initial medical treatment
alone (later evacuation was allowed if judged necessary). An automatic telephone and internet-based randomisation
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service was used to assign patients to surgery and initial conservative treatment in a 1:1 ratio. The trial was not
masked. The primary outcome was a prognosis-based dichotomised (favourable or unfavourable) outcome of the
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8 point Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) obtained by questionnaires posted to patients at 6 months. Analysis
was by intention to treat. This trial is registered, number ISRCTN22153967.
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35. 95% CI 0·26–0·92; p=0·02; figure 4). By contrast, there
was no advantage for surgery in the good prognosis
group (1·12, 0·75–1·68; p=0·57).
There were differences in the causes of death between
the two groups. Patients in the early surgery group were
more likely to die from cardiac events (14 [26%] of 54 vs
five [7%] of 69) and less likely to die from intracerebral
haemorrhage or rebleed (eight [15%] vs 20 [29%]), chest
1·0
STICH II
MAIN RESULT
Early surgery
Initial conservative treatment
0·8
Probability of survival
ment), six (1%) had an ischaemic
spectively), six (1%) a pulmonary
e, respectively), 16 (3%) a major
seven, respectively), and 71 (12%)
respectively).
sed dichotomy of GOSE, 123 (41%)
ly surgery group had a favourable
compared with 108 (38%) of 286
conservative treatment group
to 1·20; p=0·367). Early surgery
of 3·7% (table 4) and a relative
4 to 30·8). Adjustment for the
aemorrhage volume, and neurodifference to the prognosis-based
1·22; p=0·384).
6 months was 18% in the early
4% in the initial conservative
4; OR 0·71, 95% CI 0·48 to 1·06;
erence in favour of early surgery
the relative difference was 7·3%
al survival advantage during the
arly surgery was not significant
98 patients died at 30 days and
he early surgery group, whereas
s died at 30 days and 63 (22%) at
nservative treatment group.
ll extended GOSE, Rankin, and
t group. The prognosis-based
rable outcome in 47% of the
gery group and in 44% of those in
reatment group (p=0·46; table 4);
in favour of early surgery was
e relative difference was 7·0%
The actual distribution of GOSE
r the early surgery group than for
e treatment group (figure 3),
0·6
0·4
0·2
log-rank p=0·073
0
0
Number at risk
Early surgery 300
Initial conservative 292
treatment
30
60
271
252
260
232
Figure 2: Kaplan–Meier survival curve
90
120
Days since randomisation
255
237
251
222
150
180
231
202
169
148
37. Minimally Invasive Surgery
compared with conservative management
100
• onset <72 hrs
• age 40-75 yrs
• vol 25-40ml,
• paresis
• GCS >8
90
Craniopuncture group (n=195)
80
Control group (n=182)
70
60
%
Inclusion
criteria
50
40
30
20
10
0
Mild
Wang et al.
Int J Stroke 2009; 4: 11-16
Moderate
Severe
Neurological function (SSS)
(trend P=0.02)
90 days
Dependency
(mRS)
(P <0.0001)
14 days
90 days
Death
(P = NS)
39. CONCLUSION
¡ Interventions that proved to be helpful in ICH remain very limited.
¡ Intensive BP reduction seems safe and may have some benefit.
¡ Shift of concept. BP reduction in acute ischemic stroke ?
¡ Surgical options still questionable ; less invasive techniques to be
tested.
Thank you.