Recombinant Streptokinase Versus Urokinase in Pulmonary Embolism in China (RESUPEC) (RESUPEC)

Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Recombinant Streptokinase and Urokinase in the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism: A Multi-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial in China

Recombinant streptokinase (r-SK) is an effective thrombolytic agent developed with gene engineering. Its characteristics of high output and low production cost make it affordable in treating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in developing countries. It is unclear whether r-SK can be used in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of 1.5 million IU r-SK by 2 hours infusion and 20,000 IU/kg urokinase (UK) by 2 hours infusion in selected PE patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pulmonary Embolism; Pulmonary Thromboembolism
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Recombinant Streptokinase; Drug: Urokinase

Detailed Description

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cardiovascular illness. Massive PE is characterized with cardiogenic shock and/or persistent arterial hypotension. Submassive PE patients are defined with right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) identified by echocardiography or CT and the etc. The mortality of massive and submassive PE is higher than low-risk PE. PE has the mortality rate of >15% in the first 3 months after diagnosis. Thrombolytic treatment should be commenced as soon as possible after high-risk PE was diagnosed. Thrombolysis has been proved to be the most rapid and effective therapy to reduce the obstruction of pulmonary circulation and normalize hemodynamic parameters. The ultimate goals of thrombolytic therapy for this disease are to minimize early morbidity and mortality and to prevent recurrence without provoking excessive bleeding.

Currently, the choice of thrombolytic agents and regimens (SK, UK or rt-PA) is mostly based on personal or regional preferences. A novel dosing regimen of UK (3 million IU/2h, or 4400 IU/kg as a loading dose followed by 4400 IU/kg/h over 12h) and SK (1.5 million IU /2h) have been recommended in ESC guidelines. Considering lower body weight in Chinese population, a relative lower dosage UK-2h (20,000 IU/kg) regimen combined with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) has been used in Chinese population. Our previous study has revealed that the efficacy and safety of UK-2h (20 000 IU/Kg) were similar with UK-12h (standard regimen) in Chinese patients. Thus the UK-2h (20,000 IU/Kg) became a popular and alternative choice in treating PE in China for its lower cost and convenience. Natural streptokinase (n-SK or SK) is an old thrombolytic agent. However, its immunogenicity lowers its safety and that constitute a concern among doctors. In recent years, as the development of gene engineering, r-SK was produced. R-SK has the advantage of not containing streptolysin and streptodornase unlike streptococci-derived n-SK which might make it safer theoretically. For its low cost, r-SK has been used to treat AMI especially in developing countries. In this study, the efficacy and safety between r-SK (1.5 million IU/2h) and UK-2h (20 000U/Kg) for treating acute PE will be compared. The study is conducted in patients with massive PE and submassive PE. The clinical efficacy, emboli dissolving efficacy and safety will be evaluated.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 83
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing
    • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100020
      • Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang hospital
  • Guangdong
    • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510120
      • Guangdong Institute of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University,
    • Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, 518020
      • Shenzhen People's Hospital
  • Liaoning
    • Shenyang, Liaoning, China, 110016
      • The General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command
  • Ningxia
    • Yinchuan, Ningxia, China, 750004
      • Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
  • Shandong
    • Qingdao, Shandong, China, 266003
      • The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College Qingdao University
  • Shanxi
    • Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, 030001
      • The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
  • Tianjin
    • Tianjin, Tianjin, China, 300052
      • Tianjin Medical University General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Symptomatic PTE confirmed either by CTPA or by a high probability ventilation-perfusion lung scanning (V/Q scan).
• Presented with hemodynamic instability (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg or a fall in systolic blood pressure of more than 40 mmHg for at least 15 min, or cardiogenic shock) or associated with RVD identified by echocardiography or CT.
• Symptoms deterioration less than 14 days before diagnosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Active bleeding or spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage in the preceding 6 months
• Major surgery, organ biopsy or recent puncture of a non-compressible vessel in the preceding 2 weeks
• Cerebral arterial thrombosis in the preceding 2 months
• Gastro-intestinal bleeding in the preceding 10 days
• Major trauma within the past 15 days
• Neurosurgery or ophthalmologic operation in the preceding 1 month
• Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > 110 mmHg)
• Recent external cardiac resuscitation manoeuvres
• Platelet count < 100,000/mm3 at admission
• Pregnancy, puerperium or lactation in the preceding 2 weeks
• Infectious pericarditis or endocarditis
• Severe hepatic and kidney dysfunction
• Hemorrhagic retinopathy due to diabetes
• A known bleeding disorder.
• Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) without new pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE)
• Received streptokinase in the preceding 6 months
• Infected by streptococcus in the preceding 1 month.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: r-SK group; Recombinant streptokinase: 1.5 million IU continuously intravenous infusion for 2 hours	Drug: Recombinant Streptokinase; Recombinant streptokinase: 1.5 million IU continuously intravenous infusion for 2 hours
Active Comparator: UK group; Urokinase: 20,000 IU/kg continuously intravenous infusion for 2 hours	Drug: Urokinase; Urokinase: 20,000 IU/kg continuously intravenous infusion for 2 hours

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The improvement of the right ventricular function on echocardiogram	within the 1st, 14 days and 3 months
Quantitative computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) score	1st, 14 days and 3 months
The relief of symptoms	2-4h, 1st, 4th , 7th, 10th, 14 days day and 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Major or minor bleeding	14 days and 3 months
Pulmonary embolism recurrence	14 days and 3 months
Death	14 days and 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Beijing Chao Yang Hospital
• Collaborators: General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region; Qingdao University; Shenzhen People's Hospital; Tianjin Medical University General Hospital; Ningxia Medical University; The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University; Guangdong Institute of Respiratory Disease
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Chen WANG, Prof, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing-Chao Yang Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Zhu L, Yang Y, Wu Y, Zhai Z, Wang C. Value of right ventricular dysfunction for prognosis in pulmonary embolism. Int J Cardiol. 2008 Jun 23;127(1):40-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.093. Epub 2007 Aug 22.
• Zhu L, Wang C, Yang Y, Wu Y, Zhai Z, Dai H, Pang B, Tong Z. Value of transthoracic echocardiography in therapy regimens evaluation in pulmonary embolism. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2008 Dec;26(3):251-6. doi: 10.1007/s11239-007-0087-8. Epub 2007 Aug 21.
• Zhu L, Yang YH, Wu YF, Zhai ZG, Wang C; National Project of the Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies for Pulmonary Thromboembolism investigators. Value of transthoracic echocardiography combined with cardiac troponin I in risk stratification in acute pulmonary thromboembolism. Chin Med J (Engl). 2007 Jan 5;120(1):17-21.
• Yang Wang, Chen Wang, Yuanhua Yang, Baosen Pang. Effect of recombinant single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator on experimental pulmonary embolism. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2010 Oct;16(5):537-42. doi: 10.1177/1076029609343003. Epub 2009 Oct 14.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2006
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2009
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 28, 2009
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 28, 2009
• First Posted (Estimate): August 31, 2009

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): September 1, 2009
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 31, 2009
• Last Verified: August 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: thrombolysis; pulmonary embolism; urokinase; massive; submassive; recombinant streptokinase
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Embolism and Thrombosis; Embolism; Thromboembolism; Pulmonary Embolism; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Fibrinolytic Agents; Fibrin Modulating Agents; Streptokinase
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2006BAI01A06