Alternative concepts for drug delivery in BTK arteries the LIMBO project Dierk Scheinert, MD Division of Interventional Angiology University Hospital Leipzig, Germany 1
Disclosure Speaker s name: Dierk Scheinert I have the following potential conflicts of interest to report: Advisory Board /Consultant: Abbott, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Cook Medical, Cordis, CR Bard, Gardia Medical/Allium, Medtronic, TriReme Medical, Trivascular, Upstream Peripheral Technologies
Targeted Drug Delivery The Next Generation for PAD Local intimal drug therapy with paclitaxel has shown some limitations DES has shown improvements only in short-segment BTK disease Well-controlled clinical trials of DCB in BTK arteries have been inconsistent or disappointing Flaking of drug from balloons may have negative outflow consequences Eliminating the constraint of what drugs can be coated onto a balloon allows the exploration of many other medicines to treat the variety of patients we see each day Efficient delivery of liquid therapeutics beyond the vessel wall Target the root of the disease: inflammation Bypasses medial calcification regardless of diffusion kinetics Independent of balloon sizing, surface area and full contact to deliver an effective dose 3
Bullfrog Micro-Infusion Device Features Needle (34 Gauge) is constantly sheathed during manipulation to prevent vessel injury Balloon self-adjusts to a range of vessel diameters (2-4 mm, 3-6 mm or 4-8 mm) Balloon inflation limited to 2 atm to prevent barotrauma Contrast co-delivered with drug confirms realtime procedural success Each injection starts on one side and then spreads up, down and around the artery Diffusion continues over time to fill any visual gaps 4
Visualizing the Therapy 20% contrast : 80% drug is mixed and coadministered to provide immediate feedback Painting the vessel Above the knee Below the knee 5
Exploring the Alternatives in Targeted Drug Therapy Trauma Signaling Recruitment Proliferation Migration Obstruction Dexamethasone Temsirolimus SFA Popliteal Infrapop DANCE 281 subjects Open-label LIMBO-PTA & LIMBO-ATX 240 total subjects 1:1 RCT TANGO 60 total subjects Dose-escalation RCT
Biomarkers: CRP C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Normalized CRP Change in Median from Baseline to 24 Hours After Interventions 600% 500% 400% 514% No Dex 300% Circulating levels rise in response to inflammatory cytokines (e.g. IL-6) expressed in response to local triggers (e.g. inflammation) Physiologic role: bind to dead or dying cells to activate the complement system via C1Q complex Elevations tied to restenosis [Schillinger et al. Radiology 2002; 225:21-26.] 200% 100% 0% Bullfrog/Dex 37% % Change from Baseline to 24 hours Non-Dex Control (DANCE-Partner Atherectomy, N=9) Dex Treatment (DANCE Atherectomy, N=42) 7
Biomarkers: MCP-1 Monocyte Chemoattractive Protein-1 (MCP-1) Normalized MCP-1 Change in Median from Baseline to 24 Hours After Interventions 30% 20% 10% 23% No Dex 0% -10% Recruits monocytes, memory T cells, and dendritic cells to the sites of inflammation produced by either tissue injury or infection Dexamethasone destabilizes the mrna that codes for MCP-1, shutting off its production Elevations tied to restenosis [Cipollone F, et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2001;21:327-334.] -20% -30% -40% -50% Bullfrog/ Dex -46% % Change from Baseline to 24 hours Non-Dex Control (DANCE-Partner Atherectomy, N=9) Dex Treatment (DANCE Atherectomy, N=39) 8
Data from the DANCE Trial (Trial Overview) Multicenter, open-label trial in two populations: primary atherectomy (ATX) and primary angioplasty (PTA) Primary Endpoints Safety Composite of freedom from all cause peri-operative (30 day) death and freedom at 1 year in the index limb from major amputation (ATK or BTK), bypass surgery or thrombolysis Efficacy Primary patency of the target lesion at 1 year: Core lab adjudicated absence of binary restenosis (DUS PSVR > 2.4 or angiographic narrowing >50%) & freedom from clinicallydriven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) 9
DANCE Patient and Lesion Characteristics PTA ATX PTA ATX N (legs) 124 157 Age (years) 68.9±9.1 68.4±9.6 Male 65% 57% Caucasian 77% 80% African American 20% 17% Diabetes 52% 50% CAD 55% 67% Hypertension 90% 92% Hyperlipidemia 83% 80% Obesity (BMI 30 kg/m 2 ) 34% 34% Creatinine (mg/dl) 1.02±0.28 1.10±0.51 CRP, pre (mg/dl) 5.01±9.37 5.78±7.25 Rutherford Category TASC II Classification 2: 36.3% 3: 60.5% 4: 3.2% A: 53% B: 40% C: 6% D: 1% 2: 22.9% 3: 59.9% 4: 17.2% A: 30% B: 62% C: 6% D: 1% Severe Calcification 21.3% 29.4% Popliteal Involvement 15.3% 17.2% Mean Lesion Length (cm) 7.4 ± 4.0 8.8 ± 5.2 Mean % Diameter Stenosis (Pre) 73% ± 16% 70% ± 17% Total Occlusions 17% 15% Grade B-D Dissection 44% 26% Stent Utilization 52% 35% Mean % Diameter Stenosis (Post) 24%±12% 23%±9% 10
DANCE 12-Month Safety Safety Outcomes (ITT population) DANCE-PTA DANCE-ATX Device-related SAE 0-365 Days 0/124 (0.0%) 0/157 (0.0%) Drug-related SAE 0-365 Days 0/124 (0.0%) 0/157 (0.0%) Major Adverse Limb Events 0-365 Days Amputation Bypass Thrombolysis 0/114 (0.0%) 2/114 (1.8%) * 0/114 (0.0%) Death 0-30 Days 0/244 (0.0%) Death 0-365 Days Non-Cardiovascular Cardiovascular or Unknown *1 of 2 bypasses were performed after TLR endpoint was reached **The amputation was performed after TLR endpoint was reached ***1 of 2 bypasses were performed after TLR endpoint was reached 2/231 (0.9%) 7/231 (3.0%) 1/126 (0.8%) ** 2/126 (1.6%) *** 0/126 (0.0%)
DANCE 13-Month Efficacy DANCE-ATX DANCE-PTA 100% Kaplan-Meier Survival Estimate (PP) Freedom from TLR Primary Patency 89.6% 88.7% 100% Kaplan-Meier Survival Estimate (PP) Freedom from TLR Primary Patency 89.1% 89.1% 80% 60% 83.6% 80.0% 80% 60% 80.2% 78.2% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% Days: 0 91 183 274 365 395 At Risk: 139 124 109 96 92 85 139 124 113 101 99 95 0% 0 91 183 274 365 103 96 85 79 103 101 92 88 108 108 395 77 88
Gaining Perspective: DANCE compared to DCB Trials 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Efficacy Outcomes: Patency at 390-395 days PTA alone PTA + (DCB or Bullfrog Micro-Infusion) Vessel Prep + Bullfrog Micro- Infusion 0% In.Pact PTA Stellarex PTA Lutonix PTA Lutonix DCB Stellarex DCB In.Pact DCB DANCE-PTA Bullfrog DANCE-ATX Bullfrog 13
Gaining Perspective: DANCE and DCB Subgroups 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% K-M Primary Patency at 12 months PTA and DCB results are a weighted average of Levant-2 and In.Pact-SFA results (assumes class effect) Is there a gender gap with DCB? Anti-inflammatory nature of DANCE Women lack estrogen production post-menopause Women have smaller vessels (less dose with DCB?) (more friable vessels?) Male Female 14
DANCE Subgroup Analysis (13-Month Primary Patency) Distal anatomy results justify examination in BTK SFA and Popliteal ATX: 80% patency (N=139, LL avg =8.8cm) PTA: 78% patency (N=108, LL avg =7.4cm) Popliteal Involvement ATX: 95% patency (N=23, LL avg =6.3) PTA: 77% patency (N=15, LL avg =5.8) P2-P3 Involvement ATX: 100% patency (N=10, LL avg =4.7) PTA: 75% patency (N=4, LL avg =8.8)
BTK: LIMBO Trials Underway Below-Knee Study in CLI 2 trials: Adventitial Dexamethasone added to PTA (Germany) or atherectomy (U.S.) LIMBO-PTA PI: Dierk Scheinert, MD, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany (Began January 2016) LIMBO-ATX co-pis: George Adams, MD, UNC-Rex, Raleigh, NC Don Jacobs, MD, St. Louis University, MO LIMBO-ATX Baseline angiogram and biomarker blood draw 60 controls LIMBO-PTA 120 ATX (U.S.) 120 PTA (Germany) 60 DEX 60 controls 60 DEX 24-hour blood draw for biomarkers 1-month blood draw for biomarkers Clinical, hemodynamic and angiographic follow-up at 6 months 16
BTK: TANGO Trial in Preparation Phase 2, Below-Knee Study in CLI Adventitial Temsirolimus added to PTA or atherectomy revascularization Anticipated FIM 1Q2017 and expansion into European sites 3Q2017 PI: Ian Cawich, MD, Arkansas Heart Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA Baseline angiogram and biomarker blood draw 20 controls TANGO 60 subjects randomized 2:1 in 2 phases 20 low dose 20 high dose 24-hour blood draw for biomarkers 1-month blood draw for biomarkers Clinical, hemodynamic and angiographic follow-up at 6 months 17
Looking Forward Bullfrog delivery of dexamethasone after atherectomy in SFA and popliteal arteries has produced exceptional results compared to other drug delivery platforms in a challenging patient population This represents a paradigm shift in drug delivery to treat lower extremity atherosclerotic disease (an inflammatory process requires an anti-inflammatory remedy) DANCE may represent the first outcomes of the ability to target the therapy to the patient (personalized/precision medicine) Bullfrog delivery into the BTK area has begun with the LIMBO and TANGO trials, and with an elastase therapy from Proteon Therapeutics 18
Alternative concepts for drug delivery in BTK arteries the LIMBO project Dierk Scheinert, MD Division of Interventional Angiology University Hospital Leipzig, Germany 19