Novoste steps up radiation treatment trials
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Heart patients who receive stents which then block up when the vessel wall grows inside them are to receive radiation therapy in a new clinical trial. The stents and radiation therapy trial, headed by Novoste, will test the safety and efficacy of beta radiation delivered through a catheter to prevent restenosis, a condition which affects up to 30% of patients treated with stents for narrowing vessels.