Kandzari DE, Smits PC, Love MP, Ben-Yehuda O, Banai S, Robinson SD, Jonas M, Kornowski R, Bagur R, Iniguez A, Danenberg H, Feldman R, Jauhar R, Chandna H, Parikh M, Perlman GY, Balcells M, Markham P, Ozan MO, Genereux P, Edelman ER, Leon MB, Stone GW. Randomized Comparison of Ridaforolimus- and Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stents in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Primary Results From the BIONICS Trial (BioNIR Ridaforolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System in Coronary Stenosis).
Summary: The safety and efficacy of a novel cobalt alloy-based coronary stent with a durable elastomeric polymer eluting the antiproliferative agent ridaforolimus for treatment of patients with coronary artery disease is undetermined. A prospective, international 1:1 randomized trial was conducted to evaluate in a noninferiority design the relative safety and efficacy of ridaforolimus-eluting stents (RESs) and slow-release zotarolimus-eluting stents among 1919 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention at 76 centers. Inclusion criteria allowed enrollment of patients with recent myocardial infarction, total occlusions, bifurcations lesions, and other complex conditions. In the trial, which allowed broad inclusion criteria, the novel RESs met the prespecified criteria for noninferiority compared with zotarolimus-eluting stents for the primary end point of target lesion failure at 12 months and had similar measures of late lumen loss. These findings support the safety and efficacy of RESs in patients who are representative of clinical practice.
Circulation. 2017 Oct 3;136(14):1304-1314. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028885.