June 25, 2020

Long-Term Outcomes of Stellarex DCB for the Treatment of Femoropopliteal Arterial Disease: 4-Year Results from the ILLUMENATE EU RCT

VIVA Physicians, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the field of vascular medicine and intervention through education and research, presents the data summary below in conjunction with our Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Livestream on June 25, 2020.

Presenter: William Gray, MD

OBJECTIVE:
Long-term clinical outcomes of patients treated with Stellarex DCB compared with standard PTA through 4 years

METHODS:
This is a prospective, multi-center, RCT conducted in the EU. Patients included those indicated for treatment of the SFA and/or popliteal artery. The study utilized core laboratories and a CEC for adjudication. Primary safety endpoint was freedom from device- and procedure-related death through 30 days post-procedure and freedom from target limb major amputation and CD-TLR through 12 months. Primary endpoint was patency, defined as the absence of target lesion restenosis determined by duplex ultrasound PSVR of ≤ 2.5 and freedom from CD-TLR at 12 months.

Follow up office visits were conducted through 36 months and included clinical/functional assessments and adverse events. Telephone visits occurred at 48 months. Key outcomes included safety and CD-TLR assessments.

RESULTS:
294 patients were randomized to treatment with a Stellarex DCB or an uncoated PTA. There were no differences in baseline patient and lesion characteristics between the Stellarex DCB and PTA arms. Primary patency assessed through 3 years was higher for the DCB cohort compared with PTA (67.5% vs. 59.9%, respectively P=0.05). At 48 months, primary safety endpoint was 66.3% (110/166) in the DCB group and 62.5% (35/56) in the PTA group. Target limb major amputation rate was similar (DCB: 0.6% and PTA: 0.0%) for both groups. CD-TLR through 48 months was lower in the DCB group (33.1% vs. 37.5%, respectively; P=0.551). K-M analysis of all-cause mortality showed no difference in curves between the groups (DCB: 84.4% vs. PTA: 86.1%; P=0.925).

CONCLUSIONS:
Stellarex DCB demonstrated a safe and efficacious profile compared with PTA through 4 years. Stellarex DCB-treated patients had a lower CD-TLR compared with the control arm. Consistent with previous assessments and the US Pivotal RCT data, no difference in mortality was observed at 4 years between Stellarex DCB and PTA cohorts.

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