TAXUS Libertē Post Approval Study
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00997503 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 19, 2009
Results First Posted : April 13, 2015
Last Update Posted : August 7, 2015
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The TAXUS Libertē Post-Approval Study is an FDA-mandated prospective, multi-center study designed to collect real-world safety and clinical outcomes in approximately 4,200 patients receiving one or more TAXUS Liberté Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents and prasugrel as part of a dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) drug regimen.
This study will also contribute patient data to an FDA-requested and industry-sponsored research study that will evaluate the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT Study).
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Coronary Artery Disease | Device: TAXUS Liberté Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent Drug: prasugrel Drug: placebo Drug: aspirin |
The TAXUS Libertē Post-Approval Study is an FDA-mandated prospective, multi-center study designed to collect real-world safety and clinical outcomes in approximately 4,200 patients receiving one or more TAXUS Liberté Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents and prasugrel as part of a dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) drug regimen. This is a consecutively-enrolled study with patient follow-up through 3 years post index procedure. This study also will contribute patient data to an FDA-requested and industry-sponsored research study that will evaluate the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT Study). To facilitate this patient data contribution, patients will be assigned to patient groups based upon their co-morbidities and stented lesions identified post index procedure.
All enrolled patients who have been treated with the TAXUS Liberté Stent will be assigned to 12 months of open-label prasugrel treatment and aspirin. Upon completion of the open-label period, patients who are clear of events at 12 months post index procedure will be randomized 1:1 to either a placebo or prasugrel for an additional 18 months of treatment. All patients will receive aspirin therapy throughout the course of the study.
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 4199 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | TAXUS Libertē Post Approval Study: A U.S. Post-Approval Study of the TAXUS® Liberté® Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System |
Study Start Date : | December 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2015 |

- Device: TAXUS Liberté Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent
The TAXUS Liberté Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System is a device/drug combination product comprised of two regulated components: a device (Liberté Coronary Stent System) and a drug product (a formulation of paclitaxel contained in a polymer coating).The polymer coating serves as a carrier system to provide uniform and controlled biphasic release of the drug into the vessel wall once the stent is deployed.
- Drug: prasugrel
10mg or 5mg, oral, once daily as maintenance dose through 30-months following index procedureOther Name: Effient
- Drug: placebo
Oral placebo to match both 10mg and 5mg prasugrel tablets.
- Drug: aspirin
Oral, as prescribed by physician through end of study.
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- Cardiac Death or Myocardial Infarction [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Cardiac death or myocardial infarction in the TAXUS Liberte Post-Approval Study enrolled population. For pooled data from the TAXUS Liberté and TAXUS Express patient populations, please see the citations.
- Incremental Rate of Stent Thrombosis (Protocol Definition) [ Time Frame: 1-2 years ]
Stent Thrombosis (protocol definition):
The occurrence of any of the following:
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Clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome with angiographic evidence of stent thrombosis:
Angiographic documentation of acute complete occlusion (TIMI flow 0 or 1) of a previously successfully treated artery (TIMI flow 2 to 3 immediately after stent placement and diameter stenosis less than or equal to 30%) and/or Angiographic documentation of a flow limiting thrombus within or adjacent to a previously successfully treated lesion
- Acute MI in the distribution of the treated vessel.
- Death within the first 30 days post index procedure (without other obvious cause) is considered a surrogate for stent thrombosis when angiography is not available.
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- Target Vessel Failure (TVF) for the Medically-Treated Diabetic Population [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Target vessel failure (TVF) for TAXUS Libertē Post-Approval Study medically-treated diabetic population. For pooled data from the TAXUS Liberté population, please see the citations
- Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- MACCE defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization and stroke.
- Binary rate
- Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- MACCE defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization and stroke.
- Binary rate
- Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac & Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE): Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 6 months ]MACCE defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization and stroke.
- Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE): Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- MACCE defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization and stroke.
- Binary rate
- Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- MACE defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction and target vessel revascularization.
- Binary rate
- Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- MACE defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction and target vessel revascularization.
- Binary rate
- Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- MACE defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction and target vessel revascularization.
- Binary rate
- Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- MACE defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction and target vessel revascularization.
- Binary rate
- Rate of Target Vessel Failure (TVF) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Target vessel failure is defined as any revascularization of the target vessel, MI (Q- and non-Q wave) related to the target vessel, or death related to the target vessel.
- Binary Rate
- Rate of Target Vessel Failure (TVF) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Target vessel failure is defined as any revascularization of the target vessel, MI (Q- and non-Q wave) related to the target vessel, or death related to the target vessel.
- Binary rate
- Rate of Cardiac Death or Myocardial Infarction (MI) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]- Binary Rate
- Rate of Cardiac Death or Myocardial Infarction (MI) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]- Binary Rate
- Rate of All Cause Death [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of All Cause Death [ Time Frame: 12 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Cardiac Death [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Cardiac Death [ Time Frame: 12 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Cardiac Death: Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Cardiac Death: Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 12 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Myocardial Infarction (MI) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Myocardial Infarction (MI) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Myocardial Infarction (MI): Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Myocardial Infarction (MI): Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 12 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Target Vessel Reintervention (TVR) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Target Vessel Reintervention (TVR) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Target Vessel Reintervention (TVR): Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Target Vessel Reintervention (TVR): Study Stent Related [ Time Frame: 12 months ]-Binary rate
- Rate of Stroke [ Time Frame: 6 months ]-Binary Rate
- Rate of Stroke [ Time Frame: 12 months ]-Binary Rate
- Rate of Major Bleeding [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Major Bleeding defined as the composite of severe or moderate bleeding complication (based upon GUSTO classification).
- Binary rate
- Rate of Major Bleeding [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Major Bleeding defined as the composite of severe or moderate bleeding complication (based upon GUSTO classification).
- Binary rate
- Rate of Stent Thrombosis (ARC Definite + Probable) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- ARC - Academic Research Consortium
- Binary rate
- Rate of Stent Thrombosis (ARC Definite + Probable) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- ARC - Academic Research Consortium
- Binary Rate
- Rate of Stent Thrombosis (Protocol Definition) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
-Binary rate
The occurrence of any of the following:
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Clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome with angiographic evidence of stent thrombosis:
Angiographic documentation of acute complete occlusion (TIMI flow 0 or 1) of a previously successfully treated artery (TIMI flow 2 to 3 immediately after stent placement and diameter stenosis less than or equal to 30%) and/or Angiographic documentation of a flow limiting thrombus within or adjacent to a previously successfully treated lesion
- Acute MI in the distribution of the treated vessel.
- Death within the first 30 days post index procedure (without other obvious cause) is considered a surrogate for stent thrombosis when angiography is not available.
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- Rate of Stent Thrombosis (Protocol Definition) [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
-Binary rate
The occurrence of any of the following:
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Clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome with angiographic evidence of stent thrombosis:
Angiographic documentation of acute complete occlusion (TIMI flow 0 or 1) of a previously successfully treated artery (TIMI flow 2 to 3 immediately after stent placement and diameter stenosis less than or equal to 30%) and/or Angiographic documentation of a flow limiting thrombus within or adjacent to a previously successfully treated lesion
- Acute MI in the distribution of the treated vessel.
- Death within the first 30 days post index procedure (without other obvious cause) is considered a surrogate for stent thrombosis when angiography is not available.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Enrollment Inclusion Criteria
- Patient is > 18 years of age.
- Consecutive patients who have signed an Informed Consent Form, who do not otherwise meet applicable exclusion criteria, and who are eligible to receive a TAXUS Liberté Stent and the study required DAPT will be evaluated for enrollment in this study.
Enrollment Exclusion Criteria
- Patient with known hypersensitivity to paclitaxel or structurally related compounds.
- Patient with known hypersensitivity to the polymer or any of its individual components.
- Patient judged to have a lesion that prevents complete inflation of an angioplasty balloon or proper placement of the stent or delivery device.
- Patient who cannot receive the protocol required dual antiplatelet therapy.
- Patient on warfarin or similar anticoagulant therapy.
- Patient with known pregnancy.
- Planned surgery necessitating discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy(> 14 days)within the 30-months following enrollment.
- Current medical condition with a life expectancy of less than 3 years.
- Patient currently enrolled in another device or drug study whose protocol specifically excludes concurrent enrollment or that involves blinded placement of a drug-eluting stent other than the TAXUS Liberté Stent.
- Patient judged unable to cooperate with prolonged DAPT.
- Patient unable to give informed consent.
- Patient judged inappropriate for randomization due to other condition requiring chronic thienopyridine use.
- Patient treated with both a drug-eluting stent and a bare-metal stent during the index procedure.
- Patient who experienced a prior transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a prior stroke.
- Patient requiring chronic daily use (greater than 2 consecutive weeks) of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with the exception of aspirin. Occasional use of NSAIDs on an as needed or "prn" schedule is not exclusionary.
- Patient with active pathological bleeding (such as peptic ulcer or intracranial hemorrhage).
Additional Exclusion Criteria (applicable only after patient enrollment has reached approximately 3600)
- Patient who experienced a myocardial infarction (MI) within 72 hours prior to the index procedure.
- Patient with a history of (includes current) left main coronary artery disease.
- Patient who requires stenting of > 1 vessel with a TAXUS Liberté stent during the index procedure.
- Patient who requires stenting of > 2 vessels during the index procedure.
- Patient who requires a staged procedure within 6-weeks following the index procedure, in whom > 1 vessel was stented during the index procedure.
- Patient with cardiogenic shock.
- Patient with acute or chronic renal dysfunction (serum creatinine >3.0 mg/dl or patient receiving dialysis).
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Target Lesion that meets any of the following criteria:
- Located within a saphenous vein graft or an arterial graft
- Chronic total occlusion
- Restenosis from a previously implanted drug-eluting or bare-metal stent
- Previous use of intravascular brachytherapy in target vessel
- Lesion involves a bifurcation
- Lesion is ostial in location
- Severe tortuosity in the target lesion or target vessel proximal to the target lesion
- Moderate or severe calcification by visual estimate in the target lesion or target vessel proximal to the target lesion
- RVD < 2.5 mm or RVD > 3.75 mm
- Lesion length > 28 mm
Randomization Inclusion Criteria (12-months):
- Patient is "12-Month Clear," which is defined as patients enrolled in the study who are free from all death, MI, stroke, repeat coronary revascularization, stent thrombosis and major bleeding (severe or moderate by GUSTO classification) 12 months after stent implantation and who are compliant with 12 months of DAPT following stent implantation. Exceptions to this rule are: Patients who experience repeat PCI, stent thrombosis and/or myocardial infarction occurring within 6 weeks after the index procedure will not be excluded from the definition of 12-Month Clear.
- Patient was compliant with DAPT during the first 12 months of the study. Compliance is defined as the patient taking between 80% and 120% of prasugrel in the 0-6 month and 6-12 month periods without an interruption of therapy longer than 14 days. Compliance at both time points is required to be considered 12-Month Clear.
Randomization Exclusion Criteria (12-months):
- Known pregnancy.
- Patient switched from prasugrel to other thienopyridine after discharge from index hospitalization.
- Patient switched maintenance dose of prasugrel (such as 10mg to 5mg; or 5mg to 10mg) within 6-months prior to randomization.
- Percutaneous coronary intervention or cardiac surgery between 6 weeks post index procedure and randomization.
- Planned surgery necessitating discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy (> 14 days) within the 21 months following randomization.
- Patients on warfarin or similar anticoagulant therapy.
- Current medical condition with life expectancy of less than 3 years.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00997503

Principal Investigator: | David P Lee, MD | Stanford University | |
Principal Investigator: | Kirk N Garratt, MD | Lenox Hill Hospital | |
Study Director: | Peter M Maurer, MPH | Boston Scientific Corporation |
Other Publications:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Boston Scientific Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00997503 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
H7T-MC-TADN S2035 ( Other Identifier: Boston Scientific ) |
First Posted: | October 19, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | April 13, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | August 7, 2015 |
Last Verified: | March 2015 |
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