2022
Randomized Trial of Chocolate Touch Compared With Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon in Femoropopliteal Lesions (Chocolate Touch Study)
Shishehbor MH, Zeller T, Werner M, Brodmann M, Parise H, Holden A, Lichtenberg M, Parikh SA, Kashyap VS, Pietras C, Tirziu D, Ardakani S, Beschorner U, Krishnan P, Niazi KA, Wali AU, Lansky AJ. Randomized Trial of Chocolate Touch Compared With Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon in Femoropopliteal Lesions (Chocolate Touch Study). Circulation 2022, 145: 1645-1654. PMID: 35377157, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.059646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLutonix drug-coated balloonDrug-coated balloonsEnd pointPrimary efficacy end pointPrimary safety end pointIndependent clinical events committeeIschemic rest painPrimary efficacy rateEfficacy end pointPrimary end pointSafety end pointClinical events committeeMajor adverse eventsRate of restenosisDrug-Coated BalloonNoninferiority end pointSafety event rateAverage lesion lengthMajor amputationPopliteal diseaseRest painBailout stentingEfficacy ratePrimary patencyAdverse events
2015
Local delivery of paclitaxel in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease
Ng VG, Mena C, Pietras C, Lansky AJ. Local delivery of paclitaxel in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. European Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 45: 333-345. PMID: 25615282, DOI: 10.1111/eci.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseaseEndovascular revascularizationArtery diseaseLocal deliveryClinical studiesLocal drug deliveryPeripheral arterial diseasePeripheral vascular diseasePrimary patency rateSystemic adverse effectsUse of paclitaxelLong-term efficacyDrug-Eluting BalloonDrug-eluting stentsTerms of efficacyBrief exposure periodArterial diseaseBalloon angioplastyPatency ratesVascular diseaseBalloon catheterCoated balloonMEDLINE searchStent failureActive drug