Abstract

ABSTRACT The Stellarex® drug-coated balloon (DCB) is an over-the-wire dual lumen catheter with a distally premounted semi-compliant balloon, which has a low dose (2 μg/mm2 of the expanded balloon surface) paclitaxel coating. Its hybrid formulation, made of amorphous and crystalline paclitaxel combined with a polyethylene glycol excipient, provides maintenance of coating integrity and adequate drug release. This balanced combination of amorphous and crystalline paclitaxel is able to maintain drug on the surface during handling and balloon tracking, with an effective drug transfer to vessel wall in the lesion site. Clinical data associated with Stellarex balloon are growing and confirm clinical effectiveness over a long-term follow-up without any possible signal of a reduced safety for treated patients.

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