Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis by Paclitaxel Coated PTCA Balloons (PACCOCATH - ISR I)

Summary

The PACCOCATH ISR study is a randomized, double-blinded German multicenter trial on the efficacy and tolerance of a paclitaxel coated balloon catheter in coronary in-stent restenosis.

Timeline

Start

2003-12

Primary completion

2006-11

Completion

2012-03

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper in-segment late luminal loss was 0.74+/-0.86 mm in the uncoated-balloon group versus 0.03+/-0.48 mm in the coated-balloon group (P=0.002). PMID 17101615 ↗

Publications

• Background Scheller B, Speck U, Abramjuk C, Bernhardt U, Bohm M, Nickenig G. Paclitaxel balloon coating, a novel method for prevention and therapy of restenosis. Circulation. 2004 Aug 17;110(7):810-4. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000138929.71660.E0. Epub 2004 Aug 9.
• Background Speck U, Scheller B, Abramjuk C, Grossmann S, Mahnkopf D, Simon O. Inhibition of restenosis in stented porcine coronary arteries: uptake of Paclitaxel from angiographic contrast media. Invest Radiol. 2004 Mar;39(3):182-6. doi: 10.1097/01.rli.0000116125.96544.64.
• Background Scheller B, Speck U, Schmitt A, Bohm M, Nickenig G. Addition of paclitaxel to contrast media prevents restenosis after coronary stent implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003 Oct 15;42(8):1415-20. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)01056-8.
• Background Scheller B, Speck U, Romeike B, Schmitt A, Sovak M, Bohm M, Stoll HP. Contrast media as carriers for local drug delivery. Successful inhibition of neointimal proliferation in the porcine coronary stent model. Eur Heart J. 2003 Aug;24(15):1462-7. doi: 10.1016/s0195-668x(03)00317-8.
• Scheller B, Clever YP, Kelsch B, Hehrlein C, Bocksch W, Rutsch W, Haghi D, Dietz U, Speck U, Bohm M, Cremers B. Long-term follow-up after treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis with a paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar;5(3):323-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.01.008.
• Scheller B, Hehrlein C, Bocksch W, Rutsch W, Haghi D, Dietz U, Bohm M, Speck U. Two year follow-up after treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis with a paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter. Clin Res Cardiol. 2008 Oct;97(10):773-81. doi: 10.1007/s00392-008-0682-5. Epub 2008 Jun 5.
• Scheller B, Hehrlein C, Bocksch W, Rutsch W, Haghi D, Dietz U, Bohm M, Speck U. Treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis with a paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 16;355(20):2113-24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa061254. Epub 2006 Nov 13.

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