BIOTRONIK Completes Enrollment in BIOPACT Trial

BIOTRONIK has completed enrollment of the investigator-initiated BIOPACT randomized controlled trial (RCT). This non-inferiority study evaluates the safety and efficacy of paclitaxel drug-coated balloons (DCBs), comparing the BIOTRONIK Passeo-18 Lux Paclitaxel releasing PTA balloon catheter to the Medtronic IN.PACT Admiral Paclitaxel-coated PTA balloon catheter.
 
The study enrolled 302 patients in Austria, Belgium, France, and Switzerland and will collect follow-up at one, six, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months. Patients with Rutherford class 2-4 disease were randomized 1:1 to either the Passeo-18 Lux DCB or IN.PACT Admiral DCB for the treatment of stenotic, non-stented restenotic or occlusive lesions in the femoropopliteal artery. A non-inferiority hypothesis will be tested to compare the clinical performance of Passeo-18 Lux to IN.PACT Admiral.
 
The primary efficacy endpoint is freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization at 12 months post-procedure. The primary safety endpoint is a composite of freedom from device- and procedure-related death through 30 days post-index procedure, freedom from major target limb amputation and clinically driven target vessel revascularization through 12 months post-index procedure. Key secondary endpoints include primary patency, major target limb amputation and all cause of death.
 
“I am thrilled about this milestone for the BIOPACT RCT and thank all of our investigators for their participation and contribution to the fast enrollment despite the pandemic-induced challenges in patient care over the last year and a half,” said Principal Investigator Dr. Koen Deloose, head of the Department of Vascular Surgery, AZ Sint Blasius Hospital in Dendermonde, Belgium. “Having more head-to-head data is critical to better understand differences in device design and drug dosage and the more data we can add to the safety debate of paclitaxel-coated balloons, the better. We eagerly await the follow-up results of this trial.”
 
“This head-to-head clinical trial will add to the already extensive evidence supporting our Passeo-18 Lux DCB,” said Dr. Alexander Uhl, president of Vascular Intervention at BIOTRONIK. “We look forward to these data confirming Passeo-18 Lux’s position amongst the leading DCBs.”
 
The primary endpoint is intended to be presented upon completion of 12-month follow-up in late 2022.
 
BIOTRONIK is a medical device company that has been developing cardiovascular and endovascular solutions for more than 50 years. Driven by a purpose to perfectly match technology with the human body, BIOTRONIK innovations deliver care that saves and improves the lives of millions diagnosed with heart and blood vessel diseases every year. BIOTRONIK is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and represented in more than 100 countries.
 
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