CHoice of Optimal Anti-Thrombotic Strategy in Patients Undergoing Implantation of Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents 4

NCT ID: NCT05066789

Last Updated: 2025-05-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE4
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-01-17
• Study Completion Date: 2024-03-22

Brief Summary

This study is multi-center, open label, two-by-two factorial, randomized, noninferiority trial to compare the efficacy and safety of polymer-free cobalt-chromium thin drug-coated stents (BioFreedom Ultra) with biodegradable polymer ultrathin sirolimus-eluting stents (Orsiro Mission) and prasugrel monotherapy after 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) of aspirin plus prasugrel with 12-month DAPT of aspirin plus prasugrel in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Detailed Description

Polymer is the key component of drug-eluting stents (DES) for facilitation of drug loading and control of drug release. However, durable polymer of the 1st generation DES has been considered to induce inflammation and to be associated with fatal complications such as very late stent thrombosis. To overcome this shortcoming, biodegradable polymer has been applied to the DES system. In several head-to-head comparison, ultrathin strut biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting Orsiro stent demonstrated comparable or superior outcomes compared with durable polymer everolimus-eluting stents. As a result, Orsiro stent is considered one of the standard contemporary DESs.

On the other hand, polymer-free drug-coated stents (DCS) have been developed as an alternative to durable and biodegradable polymer DES. The biolimus A9-coated BioFreedom stent is the representative polymer-free drug-coated stent and was superior to a bare-metal stent in patients treated with 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). However, it failed to show noninferiority for major adverse cardiovascular events at 12 months when compared with the ultrathin strut biodegradable polymer sirolimus-eluting Orsiro stent in an all-comers population, mainly due to increased target lesion revascularization (TLR). On top of possible insufficient or uncontrolled drug delivery at stented site due to absence of a drug carrier, thick strut (112 µm) and stainless steel alloy may explain a higher rate of TLR in the BioFreedom stent group compared with the Orsiro stent group. The BioFreedom Ultra stent is a novel cobalt-chromium thin stent (84 µm) with biolimus A9-coating. With advancement in stent alloy and strut thickness, treatment efficacy and safety of the BioFreedom Ultra stent would be comparable to the new version of Orsiro stent (Orsiro Mission) among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Patients with ACS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with DES are currently recommended to use 12 months of DAPT, consisting of aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitor. Although use of DAPT reduces ischemic events, including stent thrombosis, bleeding events increase in return. Hence, considering the aforementioned advancement of stent devices, shorter duration of DAPT and switching to a potent P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy would be possible. This has been demonstrated in several recent studies. However, although prasugrel was superior to ticagrelor in lowering ischemic events, these studies mainly used ticagrelor as a solely used antiplatelet agent, and studies verifying the effect of prasugrel monotherapy after short duration of DAPT are limited to date. In addition, in these studies, DAPT was maintained for mostly at least 3 months in the ACS situation. With advancement of devices, duration of DAPT may be further reduced. In other words, prasugrel monotherapy after 1 month of DAPT of aspirin plus prasugrel would be comparable to 12-month DAPT of aspirin plus prasugrel.

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Biodegradable Polymer DES

Patients will be randomized to either the polymer-free drug-coated stent (DCS) group or the biodegradable polymer drug-eluting (DES) group with 1:1 ratio.

This group will use Orsiro Mission stent during the index procedure.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Type of stent

Intervention Type: DEVICE

1:1 randomization to biodegradable polymer DES (Orsiro Mission) and polymer-free DCS (Biofreedom)

12-month DAPT

Patients will be randomized to either the prasugrel monotherapy group or the 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) group with 1:1 ratio unless patients have additional exclusion criteria for antiplatelet study.

This group will receive 12-month DAPT of aspirin (100mg once daily) plus prasugrel (10mg once daily).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Duration of DAPT

Intervention Type: DRUG

1:1 randomization to 1-month DAPT thereafter prasugrel monotherapy and 12-month DAPT (aspirin + prasugrel)

Polymer-free DCS

Patients will be randomized to either the polymer-free drug-coated stent (DCS) group or the biodegradable polymer drug-eluting (DES) group with 1:1 ratio.

This group will use BioFreedom Ultra stent during the index procedure.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Type of stent

Intervention Type: DEVICE

1:1 randomization to biodegradable polymer DES (Orsiro Mission) and polymer-free DCS (Biofreedom)

Prasugrel monotherapy

Patients will be randomized to either the prasugrel monotherapy group or the 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) group with 1:1 ratio unless patients have additional exclusion criteria for antiplatelet study.

This group will receive aspirin (100mg once daily) plus prasugrel (10mg once daily) for 1 month and thereafter prasugrel (10mg once daily) alone.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Duration of DAPT

Intervention Type: DRUG

1:1 randomization to 1-month DAPT thereafter prasugrel monotherapy and 12-month DAPT (aspirin + prasugrel)

Interventions

Type of stent

1:1 randomization to biodegradable polymer DES (Orsiro Mission) and polymer-free DCS (Biofreedom)

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Duration of DAPT

1:1 randomization to 1-month DAPT thereafter prasugrel monotherapy and 12-month DAPT (aspirin + prasugrel)

Intervention Type: DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Subject must be at least 19 years of age

2. Subject who is able to understand risks, benefits and treatment alternatives and sign informed consent voluntarily.

3. Patients presenting with ACS (ST-elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI], non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction [NSTEMI], or unstable angina)

4. Patients with at least one lesion with equal or greater than 50% diameter stenosis requiring treatment with drug-eluting stents (DES) in native coronary artery or graft

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients unable to provide consent

2. Patients with known intolerance to aspirin, clopidogrel, prasugrel, or major components of drug-eluting stents

3. Patients who have non-cardiac co-morbid conditions with life expectancy <1 year or that may result in protocol non-compliance (per site investigator's medical judgment)

4. Patients who need chronic anti-coagulation therapy

5. Patients with active pathological bleeding

6. Pregnant or lactating women

1. Patients with history of stroke or transient ischemic attack

2. Patients 75 years of age or older

3. Patients weighing less than 60 kg

• Minimum Eligible Age: 19 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Samsung Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Joo-Yong Hahn

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Joo-Yong Hahn, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Samsung Medical Center

Locations

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Countries

South Korea

Other Identifiers

CHOICE-4

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id