Stroke Study Reveals Key Target For Improving Treatment And Suggests That Gleevec May Help
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
For over a decade, the drug called tPA has proven its worth as the most effective emergency treatment for the most common kind of stroke, but bleeding risks and a limited time window for treatment have held it back. Now, a new study reveals why tPA has these limitations and gives tantalizing evidence about how those problems might be overcome, if a stroke victim first takes a drug currently used to treat leukemia.