2006
A multicenter, randomized, dose-finding study of gamma intracoronary radiation therapy to inhibit recurrent restenosis after stenting.
Price MJ, Moses JW, Leon MB, Mehran R, Negoita M, Lansky A, Collins M, Giap H, Lin R, Jani S, Steuterman S, Balter S, Dalton J, Lipsztein R, Tripuraneni P, Teirstein PS. A multicenter, randomized, dose-finding study of gamma intracoronary radiation therapy to inhibit recurrent restenosis after stenting. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2006, 18: 169-73. PMID: 16732060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracoronary radiation therapyStent restenosisRadiation therapyLesion late lossTarget lesion revascularizationHigh-dose groupDose-finding studySignificant clinical problemBare metal stentsRadiation dose prescriptionHigh radiation doseBinary restenosisLesion revascularizationRecurrent restenosisVessel revascularizationAdverse eventsCoronary interventionRecurrent stenosisComposite endpointRandomized studyDose groupClinical eventsMyocardial infarctionRadiation failureGy group
2003
Long-term follow-up of patients after gamma intracoronary brachytherapy failure (from GAMMA-I, GAMMA-II, and SCRIPPS-III)
Limpijankit T, Mehran R, Mintz GS, Dangas G, Lansky AJ, Kao J, Ashby DT, Moussa I, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB, Teirstein PS. Long-term follow-up of patients after gamma intracoronary brachytherapy failure (from GAMMA-I, GAMMA-II, and SCRIPPS-III). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 92: 315-318. PMID: 12888143, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00636-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsCoronary Artery Bypass GraftingTotal adverse eventsArtery Bypass GraftingCoronary artery bypassFirst-line therapyPercutaneous coronary interventionLong-term outcomesBrachytherapy failureArtery bypassBypass GraftingVessel revascularizationCoronary interventionIndependent predictorsMyocardial infarctionRadiation failureStent restenosisLate thrombosisPatientsTherapyBrachytherapyRevascularizationInfarctionThrombosisFailure
2002
Predictors of radiation failure after treatment of in-stent restenosis with gamma vascular brachytherapy: pooled analysis from GAMMA I, II, and SCRIPPS III studies
Limpijankit T, Abizaid A, Mehran R, Lansky A, Dangas G, Kipshidze N, Stone G, Collins M, Moses J, Leon M, Teirstein P. Predictors of radiation failure after treatment of in-stent restenosis with gamma vascular brachytherapy: pooled analysis from GAMMA I, II, and SCRIPPS III studies. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2002, 39: 46. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)80196-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research