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LEADERS FREE IV (RCT): BioFreedom™ Ultra vs BioFreedom™ in HBR Patients

Evaluation of the Efficacy (QCA) and Safety of the BioFreedom™ Ultra Drug Coated Stent in Patients With High Bleeding Risk and Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06657326
Enrollment
444
Registered
2024-10-24
Start date
2024-12-18
Completion date
2030-12-31
Last updated
2025-06-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acute Coronary Syndrome, Chronic Stable Angina, Coronary Artery Disease, Silent Ischemia, Unstable Angina

Brief summary

This study aims to demonstrate that the BioFreedom™ Ultra Drug Coated Stent (DCS) is non-inferior to the BioFreedom™ DCS, with respect to in-stent late lumen loss, and that it has safety characteristics similar to the BioFreedom™ DCS.

Detailed description

The LEADERS FREE IV trial is conducted to evaluate of the efficacy (QCA) and safety of the BioFreedom™ Ultra Drug Coated Stent in patients with High Bleeding Risk (HBR) and coronary artery disease undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. It is a prospective, multi-center, single blind (to patient), randomized, comparator trial, designed to randomize 444 HBR patients at approximately up to 7 centers in Malaysia. The primary objective is to confirm non-inferiority of the BioFreedom™ Ultra stent compared to BioFreedom™ DCS as measured by the difference in angiographically measured late lumen loss at 9 months, and the main secondary objective is to assess safety as measured by TLF and ST. 444 patients will be randomized 1:1 to either stent, allowing for a direct comparison, and will be followed up to 5 years to measure for late TLF and ST events.

Interventions

DEVICEBioFreedom™ Ultra cobalt-chromium Biolimus A9™-coated stent

Stent implantation

DEVICEBioFreedom™ stainless steel Biolimus A9™-coated stent

Stent implantation

Sponsors

Biosensors Europe SA
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Intervention model description

Patient will be randomized to one of the treatment arms to receive either the BioFreedom™ Ultra DCS or BioFreedom™ DCS

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients at high bleeding risk (HBR) with an indication for PCI who can tolerate at least one month of DAPT. This includes patients with stable angina, silent ischemia, acute coronary syndromes (ACS) (STEMI and NSTEMI), de novo lesions in native arteries with diameter stenosis \>70% by visual estimation and evidence of ischemia in the territory of the target vessel(s). 2. Patients meet ARC-HBR definition i.e at least 1 major or 2 minor criteria.

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnant and breastfeeding women 2. Age \<18 years old 3. Patients lacking capacity (i.e. patients suffering from dementia and others) to provide informed consent 4. Patients expected not to comply with 1 month DAPT 5. Active bleeding at the time of inclusion 6. Procedure requires the use of non-study stents, or alternative therapeutic options not followed by stent implantation (angioplasty only, atherectomy only) 7. Number of target lesions \>2 8. Patient requires a stent of diameter \<2.25mm 9. Patient requires a stent of diameter \>4.0mm 10. Isolated ostial lesions within 3 mm of the origin of LAD or LCx (left main lesions involving the ostia of the LAD and/or LCx are eligible) 11. Patient has known left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<30% (LVEF may be obtained at the time of the index procedure if the value is unknown and the investigator believes it is necessary) 12. Patient with chronic total occlusion(s) as target lesion(s) 13. Severe calcification that might prevent sufficient expansion of the DES, unless pre-treated with a plaque modification device such as cutting balloon, scoring balloon or intravascular lithotripsy. Note: Use of rotational or orbital atherectomy is also permitted. 14. Cardiogenic shock 15. Compliance with long-term single anti-platelet therapy unlikely 16. Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to aspirin, clopidogrel (or to any other P2Y12 inhibitor if applicable), cobalt chromium, stainless steel, zinc, Biolimus A9™ or a sensitivity to contrast media, which cannot be adequately pre-medicated 17. Any PCI during the previous 12 months 18. Participation in another clinical study (12 months after index procedure) 19. Patients with a life expectancy of \<12 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
In-stent late lumen loss (LLL) at 9 months9 monthsIn-stent late lumen loss (LLL) assessed by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) at 9 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
All clinical events at protocol defined timepoints1,6,9,12 months, 2 ,3, 4, 5 years* Cardiovascular Death * Myocardial infarction (according to the Fourth Universal Definition) * TLF (defined as cardiovascular death, target vessel related MI and clinically driven (cd) target lesion revascularization (TLR)) * All-cause mortality * Clinically driven TVR * Stent Thrombosis, per ARC-2 definition of definite/probable * Device success * Procedure success * Lesion success * Bleeding per BARC criteria * BARC 3 to 5 * All BARC * By vascular access site (Femoral/Radial)

Countries

Malaysia

Contacts

Primary ContactKar Imm Ang, MSc.
ki.ang@biosensors.com+65 6213 0142

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026