BioFreedom QCA Study in CAD Patients

Evaluation of the Efficacy (QCA) and Safety of the BioFreedom™ Biolimus A9™ CoCr Stent in a Randomised Trial in Patients With CAD

This study aims to demonstrate that the BioFreedom™ Cobalt Chromium Drug Coated Stent is non-inferior to the market authorized BioFreedom™ Stainless Steel Stent with respective to efficacy and shows a similar safety profile.

The BioFreedom™ QCA trial is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the BioFreedom™ CoCr DCS coronary stent system compared to the Biofreedom™ stainless steel DCS coronary stent system, in a randomized controlled trial on an all-comers patient population.

The primary objective is to measure non-inferiority of the BioFreedom™ CoCr stent compared to BioFreedom™ DCS as measured by the difference in angiographically measured late lumen loss at 9 months, and the main secondary endpoint is to assess safety as measured by MACE and ST. Two hundred (200) patients will be randomized 1:1 to either stent, allowing for a direct comparison, and will be followed-up to 2 years to measure for late MACE and ST events.

Inclusion Criteria:

"Real world, all comer" patients

1. Age ≥18 years;
2. Symptomatic coronary artery disease including patients with chronic stable angina, unstable angina, silent ischemia, and acute coronary syndromes including non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and ST-elevation myocardial infarction;
3. Presence of one or more coronary artery stenosis >50% in a native coronary artery or a saphenous bypass graft from 2.50 to 3.5 mm in diameter that can be covered with one or multiple stents (angiographic inclusion);
4. No limitation on the number of treated lesions, and vessels, and lesion length

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Individual is pregnant, nursing or planning to be pregnant;
2. Known intolerance to aspirin, clopidogrel, heparin, stainless steel, cobalt chromium, Biolimus A9™ or contrast material
3. Inability to provide informed consent;

Note: Not all exclusion criteria are listed.