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Observational studyNeurosurgical review2023

Real-world data of clazosentan in combination therapy for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Shinsuke Muraoka, Takumi Asai, Takahiko Fukui, Shinji Ota, Shinji Shimato, Naoki Koketsu, Toshihisa Nishizawa, Yoshio Araki, Ryuta Saito

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Observational study in Neurosurgical review, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Shinsuke MuraokaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Aichi, Japan. neuro-smuraoka@umin.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4225-110X
Takumi AsaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Aichi, Japan.
Takahiko FukuiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Aichi, Japan.
Shinji OtaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Aichi, Japan.
Shinji ShimatoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Aichi, Japan.
Naoki KoketsuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tosei General Hospital, Seto, Aichi, Japan.
Toshihisa NishizawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, Kariya, Aichi, Japan.
Yoshio ArakiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Japanese Red Cross Aichi Medical Center Nagoya Daini Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Ryuta SaitoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Kariya Toyota General Hospital · JPHanda City Hospital · JPJapanese Red Cross Nagoya Daini Hospital · JPNagoya University · JPTosei General Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) may lead to cerebral vasospasm, significantly associated with morbidity and mortality. In double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 studies, clazosentan reduces cerebral vasospasm-related morbidity and all-cause mortality in patients with aSAH. There are no reports about the clinical efficacy of clazosentan combination therapy with some other drugs. Initially, we explored the efficacy of clazosentan combination therapy with cilostazol, statin, and antiepileptic drugs. Subsequently, we assessed the add-on effect of fasudil to clazosentan combination therapy for aSAH patients. This multicenter, retrospective, observational cohort study included Japanese patients with aSAH between June 2022 and March 2023. The primary outcome was the ordinal score on the modified Rankin Scale (mRS; range, 0-6, with elevated scores indicating greater disability) at discharge. Among the 47 cases (women 74.5%; age 64.4 ± 15.0 years) undergoing clazosentan combination therapy, 29 (61.7%) resulted in favorable outcomes. Overall, vasospasm occurred in 16 cases (34.0%), with four cases (8.5%) developing vasospasm-related delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI). Both hypotension and vasospasm-related DCI were related to unfavorable outcome at discharge. Fasudil were added in 18 (38.3%) cases. Despite adding fasudil to clazosentan combination therapy, the incidence of aSAH-related vasospasm did not decrease. Added-on fasudil to combination therapy related to pulmonary edema, vasospasm, and vasospasm-related DCI, and unfavorable outcomes. Clazosentan combination therapy could potentially result in favorable outcomes for aSAH patients to prevent post-aSAH vasospasm-related DCI. The add-on effect of fasudil to combination therapy did not demonstrate a significant impact in reducing aSAH-related vasospasm or improving outcomes at discharge.

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Brain IschemiaSubarachnoid HemorrhageVasospasm, Intracranial1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-MethylpiperazineAgedCerebral InfarctionDioxanesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPyridinesPyrimidinesRetrospective StudiesSulfonamidesTetrazoles1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-MethylpiperazineclazosentanDioxanesfasudilPyridinesPyrimidinesSulfonamidesTetrazolesAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageClazosentanDelayed cerebral ischemiaFasudilPrognosisVasospasm

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PMID37555872
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