The Genoss paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) is a novel PCB with shellac and vitamin E as excipients, enhancing drug delivery to the target lesion and minimizing restenosis. This study aimed to compare quantitative coronary angiographic outcomes at 6months after treatment of de novo coronary artery disease (CAD) with 2 different types of PCBs. This prospective, multicenter, noninferiority trial randomized 204 patients with chronic coronary syndrome or stabilized acute coronary syndrome to treatment with the shellac and vitamin E-based PCB or the reference PCB (SeQuent Please NEO) in a 1:1 ratio. The primary endpoint was noninferiority for the 6-month angiographic in-lesion late lumen loss. The 6-month in-lesion late lumen loss was 0.06 ± 0.38mm with shellac and vitamin E-based PCB vs 0.09 ± 0.36mm with reference PCB. The 1-sided 97.5% upper confidence limit of the difference was 0.08mm, which was lower than the noninferiority limit of 0.15mm, achieving noninferiority (P for noninferiority=0.001). There was comparable late lumen enlargement (44.7% vs 42.7%; P = 0.903) and binary restenosis rates (3.2% vs 6.7%; P = 0.442) following treatment with shellac and vitamin E-based PCB and reference PCB, respectively. Both PCBs had similar 12-month rates of target vessel failure (3.0% in shellac and vitamin E-based PCB vs 4.3% in reference PCB; P = 0.921). The Genoss PCB, formulated with shellac and vitamin E as excipients, demonstrated angiographic outcomes comparable to a clinically proven PCB in the treatment of de novo CAD. (Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Genoss® DCB and SeQuent® Please NEO in Coronary De Novo Lesions; NCT05096442).
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