COMPARE: prospective, randomized, non-inferiority trial of high- vs. low-dose paclitaxel drug-coated balloons for femoropopliteal interventions
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL(2020)
Abstract
Aims Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for femoropopliteal interventions have not been tested against each other. We aimed to directly compare efficacy and safety of a high-dose (In.Pact (TM)) vs. low-dose (Ranger (TM)) DCB with nominal paclitaxel densities of 3.5 vs. 2.0 mu g/mm(2). Methods and results Within a prospective, multicentre, non-inferiority, clinical trial 414 patients with symptomatic femoropopliteal lesions (Rutherford classification 2-4) were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to endovascular treatment with either high- or low-dose DCB after stratification for lesion length. Primary efficacy and safety endpoints comprised primary patency and freedom from major adverse events (i.e. device and procedure-related deaths through 1month, major amputations, and clinically driven target lesion revascularization through 12months). We set a non-inferiority margin of -10% at 12months. Total occlusions were observed frequently (>40%) and provisional stenting was performed in every fourth intervention. Non-inferiority was determined for both primary efficacy and safety endpoints at 12months. Primary patency was 81.5% in the high-dose and 83.0% in low-dose DCB group {difference: 1.5% [lower bound of the 90% two-sided confidence interval (CI) -5.2%]; Pnon-inferiority < 0.01}. Freedom from major adverse events was determined in 92.6% in high-dose and in 91.0% in low-dose DCB group [difference -1.6% (lower bound of the 90% two-sided CI -6.5%); Pnon-inferiority < 0.01]. Overall death rate was low (2.0%) and no major amputation occurred. Conclusion Two DCBs with different coating characteristics exhibited comparable results with excellent effectiveness and safety through 12months for femoropopliteal interventions including a wide range of lesion lengths.
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Key words
Peripheral vascular disease,Drug-coated balloons,Stents,Superficial femoral artery disease,Patency,Restenosis
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