Limus Eluted From A Durable Versus ERodable Stent Coating
LEADERS
A Randomized Comparison of a Biolimus-Eluting Stent With a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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interventional
1,707
7 countries
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the BioMatrix Flex (Biolimus A9-Eluting) stent system with the Cypher SELECT (Sirolimus-Eluting) stent system in a non-inferiority trial.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2006
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
10 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 13, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 18, 2006
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2008
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2012
CompletedMay 7, 2019
May 1, 2019
1.5 years
October 13, 2006
May 3, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in the overall population according to the ARC definitions.
Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in the overall population defined as composite of cardiac death,myocardial infarction (Q-wave and Non-Q wave)justified target vessel revascularization and Justified and non-justified target lesion revascularization (TLR)
9 month
Secondary Outcomes (44)
Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in the overall population according to the ARC definitions.
30 days
Cardiac death
30 days
All deaths
30 days
Myocardial infarction
30 days
Angiographic and clinical stent thrombosis.
30 days
- +39 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
BioMatrix Flex stent
ACTIVE COMPARATORCoronary stent placement with Biolimus A9 coated stent with biodegradable polymer
Cypher Select stent
ACTIVE COMPARATORCoronary stent placement with Sirolimus coated stent with durable polymer
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age \>= 18 years;
- Symptomatic coronary artery disease including patients with chronic stable angina, silent ischemia, and acute coronary syndromes including non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and ST-elevation myocardial infarction;
- Presence of one or more coronary artery stenoses \>50% in a native coronary artery or a saphenous bypass graft from 2.25 to 3.5 mm in diameter that can be covered with one or multiple stents;
- No limitation on the number of treated lesions, and vessels, and lesion length
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnancy;
- Known intolerance to aspirin, clopidogrel, heparin, stainless steel, Sirolimus, Biolimus or contrast material;
- Inability to provide informed consent;
- Currently participating in another trial before reaching first endpoint;
- Planned surgery within 6 months of PCI unless dual antiplatelet therapy is maintained throughout the perisurgical period
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (10)
Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis, Cardiologisch Centrum, Moorselbaan 164
Aalst, B-9300, Belgium
L'Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Institut Hospitalier Jacques Cartier, Service de Coronarographie, 6, Avenue du Noyer Lambert
Massy, 91300, France
Herzzentrum Leipzig, Innere Medizin/Kardiologie, Struimpellstrasse 39
Leipzig, D-04289, Germany
Universitatsklinikum Munchen, Medizinische Klinik Kardiologie, Ziemssenstrasse 1
Munich, 80336, Germany
Klinikum Bogenhausen der Stad München, Abteilung für Kardiologie und Pnemlogie, Englschalkstrasse 77
Munich, D-8000, Germany
University Medical Center Rotterdam Erasmus, Thoraxcentrum
Rotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
American Heart of Poland Sp. z o.o.
Dąbrowa Górnicza, 43100, Poland
Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Swiss Cardiovacular Center Bern, Inselspital
Bern, CH-3010, Switzerland
University Hospital Zürich, Director of Invasive Cardiology, Rämistrasse 100
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street
London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
Related Publications (19)
Windecker S, Serruys PW, Wandel S, Buszman P, Trznadel S, Linke A, Lenk K, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Eberli F, Corti R, Wijns W, Morice MC, di Mario C, Davies S, van Geuns RJ, Eerdmans P, van Es GA, Meier B, Juni P. Biolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer versus sirolimus-eluting stent with durable polymer for coronary revascularisation (LEADERS): a randomised non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2008 Sep 27;372(9644):1163-73. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61244-1. Epub 2008 Aug 31.
PMID: 18765162RESULTGarg S, Sarno G, Serruys PW, de Vries T, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Eberli F, Corti R, Wijns W, Morice MC, Di Mario C, van Geuns RJ, Eerdmans P, van Es GA, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. The twelve-month outcomes of a biolimus eluting stent with a biodegradable polymer compared with a sirolimus eluting stent with a durable polymer. EuroIntervention. 2010 Jun;6(2):233-9.
PMID: 20562074RESULTSarno G, Garg S, Onuma Y, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Eberli F, Corti R, Wijns W, Morice MC, di Mario C, van Geuns RJ, Eerdmans P, Garcia-Garcia HM, van Es GA, Goedhart D, de Vries T, Juni P, Meier B, Windecker S, Serruys P. The impact of body mass index on the one year outcomes of patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention with Biolimus- and Sirolimus-eluting stents (from the LEADERS Trial). Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 15;105(4):475-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.09.055. Epub 2010 Jan 5.
PMID: 20152241RESULTWykrzykowska JJ, Serruys PW, Onuma Y, de Vries T, van Es GA, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Corti R, Eberli F, Wijns W, Morice MC, di Mario C, van Geuns RJ, Juni P, Windecker S. Impact of vessel size on angiographic and clinical outcomes of revascularization with biolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer and sirolimus-eluting stent with durable polymer the LEADERS trial substudy. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Sep;2(9):861-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.05.024.
PMID: 19778775RESULTWykrzykowska JJ, Raber L, de Vries T, Bressers M, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Eberli F, Corti R, Wijns W, Morice MC, di Mario C, Regar E, Juni P, Windecker S, Serruys PW. Biolimus-eluting biodegradable polymer versus sirolimus-eluting permanent polymer stent performance in long lesions: results from the LEADERS multicentre trial substudy. EuroIntervention. 2009 Aug;5(3):310-7. doi: 10.4244/v5i3a49.
PMID: 19736154RESULTYuan H, Wu Z, Lu T, Wei T, Zeng Y, Liu Y, Huang C. Comparison of biodegradable and durable polymer drug-eluting stents in acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 8;12(6):e058075. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058075.
PMID: 35676012DERIVEDKoskinas KC, Siontis GC, Piccolo R, Franzone A, Haynes A, Rat-Wirtzler J, Silber S, Serruys PW, Pilgrim T, Raber L, Heg D, Juni P, Windecker S. Impact of Diabetic Status on Outcomes After Revascularization With Drug-Eluting Stents in Relation to Coronary Artery Disease Complexity: Patient-Level Pooled Analysis of 6081 Patients. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Feb;9(2):e003255. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.115.003255.
PMID: 26823484DERIVEDGrundeken MJ, Wykrzykowska JJ, Ishibashi Y, Garg S, de Vries T, Garcia-Garcia HM, Onuma Y, de Winter RJ, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Eberli F, Corti R, Wijns W, Morice MC, di Mario C, Meier B, Juni P, Yazdani A, Copt S, Windecker S, Serruys PW. First generation versus second generation drug-eluting stents for the treatment of bifurcations: 5-year follow-up of the LEADERS all-comers randomized trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jun;87(7):E248-60. doi: 10.1002/ccd.26344. Epub 2015 Dec 9.
PMID: 26649651DERIVEDZhang YJ, Iqbal J, Windecker S, Linke A, Antoni D, Sohn HY, Corti R, van Es GA, Copt S, Eerdmans P, Saitta R, Morice MC, Di Mario C, Juni P, Wijns W, Buszman P, Serruys PW. Biolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer improves clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Heart. 2015 Feb;101(4):271-8. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306359. Epub 2014 Nov 25.
PMID: 25423953DERIVEDVranckx P, Kalesan B, Stefanini GG, Farooq V, Onuma Y, Silber S, de Vries T, Juni P, Serruys PW, Windecker S. Clinical outcome of patients with stable ischaemic heart disease as compared to those with acute coronary syndromes after percutaneous coronary intervention. EuroIntervention. 2015 Jun;11(2):171-9. doi: 10.4244/EIJV11I2A31.
PMID: 24531331DERIVEDSerruys PW, Farooq V, Kalesan B, de Vries T, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Eberli F, Wijns W, Morice MC, Di Mario C, Corti R, Antoni D, Sohn HY, Eerdmans P, Rademaker-Havinga T, van Es GA, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. Improved safety and reduction in stent thrombosis associated with biodegradable polymer-based biolimus-eluting stents versus durable polymer-based sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with coronary artery disease: final 5-year report of the LEADERS (Limus Eluted From A Durable Versus ERodable Stent Coating) randomized, noninferiority trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Aug;6(8):777-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2013.04.011.
PMID: 23968698DERIVEDGutierrez-Chico JL, Raber L, Regar E, Okamura T, di Mario C, van Es GA, Windecker S, Serruys PW. Tissue coverage and neointimal hyperplasia in overlap versus nonoverlap segments of drug-eluting stents 9 to 13 months after implantation: in vivo assessment with optical coherence tomography. Am Heart J. 2013 Jul;166(1):83-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.04.001. Epub 2013 May 3.
PMID: 23816026DERIVEDStefanini GG, Kalesan B, Pilgrim T, Raber L, Onuma Y, Silber S, Serruys PW, Meier B, Juni P, Windecker S. Impact of sex on clinical and angiographic outcomes among patients undergoing revascularization with drug-eluting stents. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar;5(3):301-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.11.011.
PMID: 22440496DERIVEDGutierrez-Chico JL, Juni P, Garcia-Garcia HM, Regar E, Nuesch E, Borgia F, van der Giessen WJ, Davies S, van Geuns RJ, Secco GG, Meis S, Windecker S, Serruys PW, di Mario C. Long-term tissue coverage of a biodegradable polylactide polymer-coated biolimus-eluting stent: comparative sequential assessment with optical coherence tomography until complete resorption of the polymer. Am Heart J. 2011 Nov;162(5):922-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.09.005. Epub 2011 Oct 7.
PMID: 22093210DERIVEDStefanini GG, Kalesan B, Serruys PW, Heg D, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Eberli F, Wijns W, Morice MC, Di Mario C, Corti R, Antoni D, Sohn HY, Eerdmans P, van Es GA, Meier B, Windecker S, Juni P. Long-term clinical outcomes of biodegradable polymer biolimus-eluting stents versus durable polymer sirolimus-eluting stents in patients with coronary artery disease (LEADERS): 4 year follow-up of a randomised non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2011 Dec 3;378(9807):1940-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61672-3. Epub 2011 Nov 8.
PMID: 22075451DERIVEDKlauss V, Serruys PW, Pilgrim T, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Eberli F, Corti R, Wijns W, Morice MC, di Mario C, van Geuns RJ, van Es GA, Kalesan B, Wenaweser P, Juni P, Windecker S. 2-year clinical follow-up from the randomized comparison of biolimus-eluting stents with biodegradable polymer and sirolimus-eluting stents with durable polymer in routine clinical practice. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Aug;4(8):887-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2011.03.017.
PMID: 21851904DERIVEDGutierrez-Chico JL, Regar E, Nuesch E, Okamura T, Wykrzykowska J, di Mario C, Windecker S, van Es GA, Gobbens P, Juni P, Serruys PW. Delayed coverage in malapposed and side-branch struts with respect to well-apposed struts in drug-eluting stents: in vivo assessment with optical coherence tomography. Circulation. 2011 Aug 2;124(5):612-23. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.014514. Epub 2011 Jul 18.
PMID: 21768536DERIVEDWykrzykowska JJ, Garg S, Onuma Y, de Vries T, Goedhart D, Morel MA, van Es GA, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Corti R, Eberli F, Wijns W, Morice MC, di Mario C, van Geuns RJ, Juni P, Windecker S, Serruys PW. Value of age, creatinine, and ejection fraction (ACEF score) in assessing risk in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions in the 'All-Comers' LEADERS trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Feb 1;4(1):47-56. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.110.958389. Epub 2011 Jan 4.
PMID: 21205944DERIVEDWykrzykowska JJ, Garg S, Girasis C, de Vries T, Morel MA, van Es GA, Buszman P, Linke A, Ischinger T, Klauss V, Corti R, Eberli F, Wijns W, Morice MC, di Mario C, van Geuns RJ, Juni P, Windecker S, Serruys PW. Value of the SYNTAX score for risk assessment in the all-comers population of the randomized multicenter LEADERS (Limus Eluted from A Durable versus ERodable Stent coating) trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Jul 20;56(4):272-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.044.
PMID: 20633818DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Stephan Windecker, Prof.
Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Swiss Cardiovacular Center Bern
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 13, 2006
First Posted
October 18, 2006
Study Start
November 1, 2006
Primary Completion
May 1, 2008
Study Completion
June 1, 2012
Last Updated
May 7, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-05