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IMS 3 Trial of Mechanical Embolectomy in Stroke Stopped

The Interventional Management of Stroke 3 (IMS 3) trial, which was comparing intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) alone with combination tPA and intra-arterial therapy using intra-arterial tPA or mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients, has suspended enrollment after crossing a prespecified interim analysis threshold.


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