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ArticleNeurological research and practice2025

Endovascular treatment in ischemic stroke with active cancer: retrospective analysis of university stroke center data.

Athina-Maria Aloizou, David-Dimitrios Chlorogiannis, Daniel Richter, Theodoros Mavridis, Dimitra Aloizou, Carsten Lukas, Ralf Gold, Christos Krogias

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Athina-Maria AloizouDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, University Hospital of the Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany. Athena_aloi@yahoo.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9354-774X
David-Dimitrios ChlorogiannisDepartment of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Daniel RichterDepartment of Neurology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Herne, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Theodoros MavridisDepartment of Neurology, Tallaght University Hospital (TUH), The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Incorporating the National Children's Hospital (AMNCH), Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Dimitra AloizouDepartment of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Carsten LukasDepartment of Neuroradiology, St. Josef-Hospital, University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Ralf GoldDepartment of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, University Hospital of the Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Christos KrogiasDepartment of Neurology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Herne, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

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Abstract

introductionActive cancer (AC) associates strongly with ischemic stroke (IS). Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) is often contraindicated in AC, and endovascular treatment (EVT) is considered the gold treatment standard, although data on its safety and efficacy is scarce.

methodsDigital records of patients receiving EVT in a tertiary university hospital with comprehensive stroke center from 2016 to 2022 were assessed. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory parameters were extracted and compared between patients with and without AC. In-hospital mortality was set as the primary outcome.

results39 AC and 297 non-AC patients were included. No significant differences were reported in demographic and baseline stroke parameters (NIHSS, mRS, stroke etiology). In-hospital mortality did not differ between groups (11/39 vs. 57/297, p > 0.99). Successful recanalization, change in mRS and NIHSS from admission to discharge, periinterventional complications, and stroke-related mortality were also comparable. Significantly fewer AC patients received IVT. In the binary logistic regression analysis (adjusting for confounder variables), older age, large artery atherosclerosis, unsuccessful recanalization, and higher admission NIHSS were independent predictors of all-cause in-hospital mortality (aOR): 1.04, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01-1.08; OR: 3.21, 95% CI: 1.03-9.92, OR: 7.28, 95% CI: 3.61-15.1, OR: 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01-1.14, p-value < 0.05, respectively).

conclusionsEVT was shown as safe and effective in AC patients as in non-AC patients. Long-term functional outcomes are often poorer in AC, due to the cancer itself, but given how oncological treatment depends on functional status, AC patients should be considered for EVT.

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CancerCoagulopathyEndovascular treatmentIschemic strokeMortalityThrombectomy

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