Coronary disease & ACSRandomised controlled trial

Sirolimus- vs Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon for the Treatment of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis

JACC Cardiovasc IntervPublished

  • Randomised controlled trial
  • prospective
  • assessor-blinded
  • non-inferiority
  • 1:1 randomisation
  • 16 sites

Authors' conclusion

In this study, a novel SCB was found to be noninferior to a PCB in terms of in-segment LLL at 9 months in treating patients with ISR.

Study context

Population
Patients with coronary in-stent restenosis
Participants
258 patients · 285 lesions
Comparison
Sirolimus-coated balloon vs paclitaxel-coated balloon
  • SCBn = 130
  • PCBn = 128reference
Primary endpoint
Angiographic in-segment late lumen loss (non-inferiority)
Follow-up
9 months

Primary result

In-segment late lumen loss (LLL)

Difference

0.07 mm

95% CI −0.05 to 0.19

P < 0.0001 for non-inferiority

By group

SCB vs PCB
difference 0.07 mm (95% CI −0.05 to 0.19); P for non-inferiority < 0.0001

Non-inferiority margin 0.2 as printed, not drawn

As reported in the abstract

Secondary outcomes

Clinical outcomes (procedural success, restenosis, target lesion failure) · 12 months

No significant differences between SCB and PCB

Original publication

Sirolimus- vs Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon for the Treatment of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. Published 19 February 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2024.12.024

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it