A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Versus Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent for the Treatment of Drug-Eluting Stent In-Stent Restenosis

Abstract

In a randomized trial of 220 patients, angioplasty with a PCB was noninferior to paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation when used to treat DES-ISR. On the basis of these, as well as previous randomized trial data, PCB angioplasty offers an effective treatment for DES-ISR without the necessity of implanting additional metal layers for drug release. (A Safety and Efficacy Study of Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloon to Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent [PEPCAD]; NCT01622075).