Trial Summary BASKET-PROVE
Title: Basal Stent Kosten-Effektivitats Trial‒Prospective Validation Examination
Trial Sponsor: Basel Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and Swiss National Foundation for Research
Year Presented: 2010
Year Published: 2010
Topic(s): Interventional Cardiology, General Cardiology, Prevention/Vascular
Summary Posted: 11/16/2010
Writer: Anthony A. Bavry, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C.
Author Disclosure: NOTHING TO DISCLOSE
Reviewer: Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C.
Reviewer Disclosure: RESEARCH/RESEARCH GRANTS: Astra Zeneca(SIGNIFICANT), Eisai(SIGNIFICANT), Sanofi Aventis(SIGNIFICANT), The Medicines Company(SIGNIFICANT), Ethicon(SIGNIFICANT), Bristol Myers Squibb(SIGNIFICANT), Heartscape(SIGNIFICANT), Cogentus(NONE), PLx Pharma(NONE), Takeda(NONE)
Description:
The goal of the trial was to compare percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with sirolimus-eluting stents versus everolimus-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents among patients with coronary artery disease.
Hypothesis:
Adverse cardiovascular outcomes will be similar between drug-eluting stents and bare-metal stents in large coronary arteries.
Drugs/Procedures Used:
Patients undergoing coronary artery disease were randomized to sirolimus-eluting stents (n = 775), everolimus-eluting stents (n = 774), or bare-metal stents (n = 765).
Concomitant Medications:
Aspirin 75-100 mg daily indefinitely and clopidogrel 75 mg daily for 1 year
Principal Findings:
Overall, 2,314 patients were randomized. There was no difference in baseline characteristics between participants. In the sirolimus-eluting stent group, the mean age was 66 years, 26% were women, 18% had diabetes, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI) was present in 34%, and mean total stent length per patient was 30 mm. The proportion of patients on aspirin and clopidogrel at 1 year was 82% and at 2 years was 19%.
The primary outcome, death from cardiac causes or nonfatal MI, was 2.6% in the sirolimus-eluting stent group, 3.2% in the everolimus-eluting stent group, and 4.8% in the bare-metal stent group (p = 0.13 for sirolimus-eluting vs. bare-metal stents and p = 0.37 for everolimus-eluting vs. bare-metal stents).
Target vessel revascularization occurred in 4.3% of the sirolimus-eluting stent group, 3.7% of the everolimus-eluting stent group, and 10.3% of the bare-metal stent group (p = 0.005 for sirolimus-eluting vs. bare-metal stents and p = 0.002 for everolimus-eluting vs. bare-metal stents). Cardiac death occurred in 1.7%, 1.7%, and 2.9% (p = NS), nonfatal MI occurred in 0.9%, 1.7%, and 2.6% (p = NS), and definite stent thrombosis occurred in 0.4%, 0.3%, and 0.8% (p = NS), respectively, for sirolimus-eluting, everolimus-eluting, and bare-metal stents.
Interpretation:
Among patients undergoing PCI with a 3-4 mm diameter stent, there was no difference in the composite outcome of cardiovascular death or nonfatal MI between drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents. Sirolimus- and everolimus-eluting stents were associated with reduced need for long-term revascularization (~4% rate) compared with bare-metal stents (~10% rate). Stent thrombosis was similar between stent types. Compliance with long-term dual antiplatelet therapy was high, which may have contributed to lower than expected cardiovascular outcomes. This reduced the ability of the trial to detect a difference in cardiovascular outcomes between treatment groups. Another limitation of the trial is that one-third of events were adjudicated in a nonblinded fashion.
Study Design:
Randomized. Parallel.
Primary Endpoints:
Death from cardiovascular cause or nonfatal MI at 2 years
Secondary Endpoints:
Target vessel revascularization
Stent thrombosis
Patient Population:
Patients with acute or chronic coronary artery disease undergoing PCI with a 3-4 mm diameter stent
Number of screened applicants: 2,323
Number of enrollees: 2,314
Duration of follow-up: Median 2 years
Mean patient age: 66 years
Percentage female: 26%
Exclusions:
Cardiogenic shock
Treatment of in-stent restenosis or thrombosis
Unprotected left main PCI
Bypass graft stenosis
Anticipated surgery within 12 months
Need for anticoagulation
Increased risk for bleeding
Noncompliance to long-term antiplatelet therapy
References:
Kaiser C, Galatius S, Erne P, et al. Drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents in large coronary arteries. N Engl J Med 2010;Nov 16:[Epub ahead of print].
Presented by Dr. Christoph Kaiser at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November 16, 2010.