Results of a randomized clinical trial of external beam radiation to prevent restenosis after superficial femoral artery stenting

Autor: Gilles Soulez, Vincent L. Oliva, Jacques Lespérance, Patrick Gilbert, David Donath, Marie-Claude Guertin, Marie-France Giroux, Pierre Perreault, Louis Bouchard, Eric Therasse, Stéphane Elkouri
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Vascular Surgery. 63:1531-1540
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.02.023
Popis: Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of external beam radiation (EBR) in preventing restenosis after superficial femoral artery (SFA) stenting in comparison with a control group treated with SFA stenting only. Methods In this Institutional Review Board-approved study, patients who provided written informed consent were randomly assigned to 0 Gy or 14 Gy of EBR to the stent site 24 hours after SFA stenting. The primary end point was the angiographic binary restenosis rate 2 years after stenting. Categorical and continuous end points were respectively analyzed using logistic regression models and Wilcoxon tests. End points expressed as time to event were analyzed using a log-rank test. Results The study included 155 patients, 46 women and 109 men (mean age, 66 years; range, 45-85 years). In the 0 and 14 Gy groups, binary restenosis was present, respectively, in 44% (34/77) and 68% (52/76; P = .003) 2 years after stenting. Stent thrombosis occurred in 13% (10/78) of the 0 Gy group and in 33% (25/77) of the 14 Gy group ( P = .003). Target lesion revascularization at 2 years was 26% (25/78) in the 0 Gy group and 30% (23/77) in the 14 Gy group ( P = .56). There were no significant differences in total walking distances change from baseline to 2 years (46 ± 100 and 26 ± 79 m, respectively, in the 0 Gy and 14 Gy group; P = .25). There were no procedure-related deaths and no major amputations. Conclusions A single 14 Gy dose of EBR to the SFA stenting site did not prevent in-stent restenosis.
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