3 Limus Agent Eluting Stents With Different Polymer Coating (ISAR-TEST-4)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00598676 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 22, 2008
Last Update Posted
: March 15, 2010
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Coronary Heart Disease | Device: biodegradable polymer Rapamycin-eluting stent Device: permanent polymer rapamycin-eluting stent (Cypher) Device: permanent polymer everolimus-eluting stent (Xience, Promus) | Phase 4 |
Drug-eluting stents significantly reduce in-stent restenosis and the subsequent need for target vessel revascularisation compared with bare metal stents. Although this applies to the vast majority of patients, intimal hyperplasia and in-stent restenosis have not been completely eliminated and remain to occur in certain high risk subgroups. Thus there is ongoing research for new, potentially more effective and safe drug-eluting stent systems.
One direction of extensive research is the search of new polymers such as biodegradable polymers which allow a controlled drug-release and disappear with time, reducing the probability of polymer-induced chronic inflammation on the vessel wall.
Another direction is finding new drugs to suppress neointimal hyperplasia. Promising preclinical and clinical results suggest that the Everolimus eluting stent platform might provide potential improvements over prior generations of drug-eluting stents.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2600 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Intracoronary Stenting and Angiographic Results: Test Efficacy of 3 Limus-Eluting STents (ISAR-TEST 4): Prospective, Randomized Trial of 3-limus Agent-eluting Stents With Different Polymer Coatings |
Study Start Date : | September 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2009 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: BPRES
biodegradable polymer rapamycin-eluting stent
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Device: biodegradable polymer Rapamycin-eluting stent
due to randomization, rapamycin-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer will be implanted
Other Name: ISAR stent
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Active Comparator: PPRES
permanent polymer rapamycin-eluting stent
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Device: permanent polymer rapamycin-eluting stent (Cypher)
due to randomization, rapamycin-eluting stent with permanent polymer will be implanted
Other Name: Cypher
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Active Comparator: PPEES
permanent polymer everolimus-eluting stent
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Device: permanent polymer everolimus-eluting stent (Xience, Promus)
due to randomization, everolimus-eluting stent with permanent polymer will be implanted
Other Names:
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- The primary end point of the study is a combined endpoint of cardiac death, myocardial infarction related to the target vessel or revascularization related to the target lesion. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- In-segment binary restenosis at follow-up angiography [ Time Frame: 6-8 months ]
- Late Lumen Loss at follow-up angiography [ Time Frame: 6-8 months ]
- All cause mortality. [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Incidence of stent thrombosis (by ARC definition) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients older than age 18 with ischemic symptoms or evidence of myocardial ischemia in the presence of ≥ 50% de novo stenosis located in native coronary vessels.
- Written, informed consent by the patient or her/his legally-authorized representative for participation in the study.
- In women with childbearing potential a negative pregnancy test is mandatory
Exclusion Criteria:
- Target lesion located in the left main trunk.
- Target lesion located in the bypass graft.
- In-stent restenosis.
- Cardiogenic shock.
- Malignancies or other comorbid conditions (for example severe liver, renal and pancreatic disease) with life expectancy less than 12 months or that may result in protocol non-compliance.
- Known allergy to the study medications: Clopidogrel, Rapamycin, Everolimus, stainless steel or cobalt chrome.
- Inability to take clopidogrel for at least 6 months.
- Pregnancy (present, suspected or planned) or positive pregnancy test.
- Previous enrollment in this trial.
- Patient's inability to fully cooperate with the study protocol

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00598676
Germany | |
Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar | |
Muenchen, Germany, 81675 | |
Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen | |
Munich, Germany, 80636 |
Study Chair: | Albert Schoemig, MD | Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen | |
Principal Investigator: | Adnan Kastrati, MD | Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen |
Publications of Results:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Prof. A. Schömig, Deutsches Herzzentrum Munich |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00598676 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GE IDE No. S02607 |
First Posted: | January 22, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 15, 2010 |
Last Verified: | March 2010 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Diseases Coronary Disease Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Everolimus |
Sirolimus Antineoplastic Agents Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antifungal Agents |