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AGENT DCB STANCE: Safety and Effectiveness Study of AGENT Drug-Coated Balloon Compared to Standard of Care Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Treatment for de Novo Coronary Lesions

AGENT DCB STANCE: AGENT Drug-Coated Balloon for STent AvoidANCE in PCI for De Novo Coronary Artery Disease

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

AGENT DCB STANCE is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, 1:1 randomized controlled study designed to assess the safety and effectiveness of a treatment strategy with the AGENT Drug-Coated Balloon compared to standard of care percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment with drug eluting stent (DES) and/or balloon angioplasty in patients with de novo coronary lesions. Subjects must have a de novo target lesion located in a native coronary artery.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1616 (estimated)
First submitted
28 Apr 2025
Start date
21 Aug 2025
Primary completion date
Mar 2028
Lead sponsor
Boston Scientific Corporation
NCT number
NCT06959524

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 1616
  • From 21 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, Mar 2028
  • 71 sites in 9 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Criteria the registry did not label

  • Clinical Inclusion Criteria:
  • Subject must be at least 18 years of age.
  • Subject (or legal guardian) understands the trial requirements and the treatment procedures and provides written informed consent before any trial-specific tests or procedures are performed.
  • Subject is eligible for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
  • Subject is willing to comply with all protocol-required follow-up evaluation.
  • Women of child-bearing potential must agree to use a reliable method of contraception from the time of screening through 12 months after the index procedure.
    • Angiographic Inclusion Criteria:
  • Target lesion is a de novo lesion located in a native coronary artery.
  • Target lesion must have visually estimated stenosis \> 50% and \< 100% in symptomatic subjects (\>70% and \<100% in asymptomatic subjects) prior to lesion pre-dilation.
  • Target lesion must be successfully pre-dilated.
  • If a non-target lesion is treated, it must be treated first and must be deemed a success.
    • Clinical Exclusion Criteria:
  • Subject has other serious medical illness (e.g. cancer, congestive heart failure) that may reduce life expectancy to less than 12 months.
  • Subject has current problems with substance abuse (e.g. alcohol, cocaine, heroin, etc.) as assessed by Investigator.
  • Subject has planned procedure that may cause non-compliance with the protocol or confound data interpretation.
  • Subject is participating in another investigational drug or device clinical study that has not reached its primary endpoint.
  • Subject intends to participate in another investigational drug or device clinical study within 12 months after the index procedure.
  • Subject is a woman who is pregnant or nursing. A pregnancy test must be performed within 7 days prior to the index procedure, except for women who definitely do not have child-bearing potential.
  • Subject has left ventricular ejection fraction known to be \< 30% within the last 12 months.
  • Subject had PCI or other coronary interventions within the last 3 days.
  • Subject has planned PCI or CABG after the index procedure.
  • Subject had STEMI or QWMI \<72h prior to the index procedure.
  • Subject presents with ACS and rising biomarkers, or ongoing chest pain or is hemodynamically unstable.
  • Subject has cardiogenic shock (SBP \< 80 mmHg requiring inotropes, IABP or fluid support).
  • Subject has history (within 6 months prior to the index procedure) of New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure.
  • Subject is considered not able to tolerate at least 30 seconds of coronary occlusion of the target lesion.
  • Subject has known allergy to paclitaxel or other components of the used medical devices.
  • Subject has known hypersensitivity or contraindication to contrast dye that in the opinion of the investigator cannot be adequately pre-medicated.
  • Subject has intolerance to antiplatelet drugs, anticoagulants required for procedure.
  • Subject has platelet count \< 100k/mm3 (risk of bleeding) or \> 700k/mm3.
  • Subject with renal insufficiency (creatinine ≥2.0 mg/dl) or failure (dialysis dependent).
  • Subject has previous or planned (within 30 days) TAVR.
  • Previous cardiac transplant.
    • Angiographic Exclusion Criteria:
  • In-stent restenosis.
  • Target lesion is located within a saphenous vein or arterial graft.
  • Target lesion is a total occlusion or has evidence of thrombus present in the target vessel.
  • Target lesion is severely calcified by angiography or has \> 270° calcium arc on intravascular imaging or requires atherectomy or requires intravascular lithotripsy.
  • Subject has unprotected left main coronary artery disease (\>50% diameter stenosis) or three-vessel coronary disease requiring revascularization of all 3 vessels.
  • Subject with planned treatment of lesion involving aortic ostial location \<3 mm from aorta.
  • Target Lesion is in a previously jailed side branch.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (71)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
The Prince Charles Hospital
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ChermsideAustraliaRecruiting
Monash Medical Centre
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ClaytonAustraliaRecruiting
Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
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BeijinChinaRecruiting
Beijing Anzhen Hospital of the Capital University of Medical Sciences
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BeijingChinaRecruiting
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
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GuangzhouChinaRecruiting
Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital
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WuhanChinaRecruiting
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
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Xi’anChinaRecruiting
Cellitinnen Krankenhaus St. Vinzenz
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CologneGermanyRecruiting
MediClin Herzzentrum Lahr
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LahrGermanyWithdrawn
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder
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TrierGermanyRecruiting
Hospital Universitario de la Princesa
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MadridSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe
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ValenciaSpainRecruiting
Clinico de Valladolid
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ValladolidSpainRecruiting
Mater Private Hospital Cork
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CorkIrelandRecruiting
Mater Private Hospital
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DublinIrelandRecruiting
Galway University Hospital
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GalwayIrelandRecruiting
Chikamori Hospital
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KochiJapanRecruiting
Kyorin University Hospital
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MitakaJapanRecruiting
Kitasato University Hospital
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SagamiharaJapanRecruiting
Medical Corporation Sapporo Heart Center Sapporo Cardiovascular Clinic
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SapporoJapanRecruiting
Samsung Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaRecruiting
Asan Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaRecruiting
Auckland City Hospital
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AucklandNew ZealandRecruiting
University of Michigan Hospitals
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Ann ArborUnited StatesRecruiting
Piedmont Hospital
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AtlantaUnited StatesRecruiting
Emory University Hospital
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AtlantaUnited StatesRecruiting
Heart Hospital of Austin
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AustinUnited StatesWithdrawn
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
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BellevueUnited StatesRecruiting
Brigham and Women's Hospital
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BostonUnited StatesRecruiting
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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BostonUnited StatesRecruiting
Massachusetts General Hospital
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BostonUnited StatesRecruiting
NYU Langone Hospital
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BrooklynUnited StatesRecruiting
Charleston Area Medical Center
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CharlestonUnited StatesRecruiting
Carolinas Medical Center
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CharlotteUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Virginia Medical Center
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CharlottesvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
Lindner Center for Research and Education at Christ Hospital
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CincinnatiUnited StatesRecruiting
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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ClevelandUnited StatesRecruiting
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
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ColumbiaUnited StatesRecruiting
Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital
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ColumbusUnited StatesRecruiting
Mercy Hospital
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Coon RapidsUnited StatesRecruiting
Baylor Heart & Vascular Hospital
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DallasUnited StatesRecruiting
Henry Ford Hospital
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DetroitUnited StatesRecruiting
Northwestern University
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EvanstonUnited StatesRecruiting
Inova Fairfax Hospital
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Falls ChurchUnited StatesRecruiting
The Cardiac and Vascular Institute Research Foundation
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GainesvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
Endeavor Health
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GlenviewUnited StatesRecruiting
Corewell Health
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Grand RapidsUnited StatesRecruiting
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
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HoustonUnited StatesRecruiting
Vital Heart and Vein
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HumbleUnited StatesRecruiting
St. Bernard's Medical Center
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JonesboroUnited StatesRecruiting
St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
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Kansas CityUnited StatesRecruiting
Scripps Memorial Hospital
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La JollaUnited StatesRecruiting
South Denver Cardiology Associates PC
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LittletonUnited StatesRecruiting
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesRecruiting
USC Medical Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesRecruiting
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
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MariettaUnited StatesRecruiting
UPMC Pinnacle
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MechanicsburgUnited StatesRecruiting
Mount Sinai Medical Center
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Miami BeachUnited StatesRecruiting
Columbia University Medical Center
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New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting
Mount SInai Medical Center
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New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting
The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
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PlanoUnited StatesRecruiting
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
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PortlandUnited StatesRecruiting
Rhode Island Hospital
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ProvidenceUnited StatesRecruiting
St. Francis Hospital
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RoslynUnited StatesRecruiting
Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio dba Methodist Hospital
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San AntonioUnited StatesRecruiting
University of California San Francisco
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San FranciscoUnited StatesRecruiting
Honor Health
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ScottsdaleUnited StatesRecruiting
Stanford University Medical Center
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StanfordUnited StatesRecruiting
Montefiore Medical Center
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The BronxUnited StatesRecruiting
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
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Thousand OaksUnited StatesRecruiting
York Hospital
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YorkUnited StatesRecruiting

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