Clinical trial Recruiting at 3 sites Interventional Ages 18 to 80

Freesolve resorbable magnesium scaffold vs. Xience stent for up to two new heart artery lesions

Official title: Safety and Clinical Performance of the Drug Eluting Resorbable Coronary Magnesium Scaffold System (Freesolve) in the Treatment of Subjects With de Novo Lesions in Native Coronary Arteries

Run by Teleflex · NCT07258290 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This trial tests whether the Freesolve resorbable magnesium scaffold works as well as the Xience drug-eluting stent for treating up to two new coronary artery lesions in adults.

Quick facts

Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 80 Years
SexAll
Enrollment1859 (estimated)
SponsorTeleflex
Industry-sponsored
Locations3 sites (Washington D.C., District of Columbia and 2 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJune 11, 2026
Main results expectedJune 2029
Study endsJune 2033
Registry record updatedAugust 31, 2026
Trial IDNCT07258290 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults aged 18–80 with up to two de novo native coronary lesions eligible for PCI and suitable for either Freesolve RMS or Xience DES.

Probably not a fit

Patients with lesions or conditions that favor existing stents or contraindications to either device may not benefit.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The BIOMAG-III trial is an international, multi-center, randomized study comparing the Freesolve RMS with the Xience DES in patients with up to two new native coronary artery lesions. It is designed as a non-inferiority trial with a 2:1 randomization (Freesolve: Xience) and aims to evaluate Target Lesion Failure at 12 months. Participants will be followed for up to five years with clinical visits at 1, 6, and 12 months, and annually thereafter. The study includes adults 18 to 80 years old and will enroll up to 1,859 subjects across up to 120 sites worldwide.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, Freesolve RMS could offer a treatment option that performs comparably to a standard stent while being resorbable.

How similar studies have gone: Prior research has explored resorbable magnesium scaffolds with variable success; this trial tests non-inferiority against a well-established DES.

Who can join: the full rules

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Clinical Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subject is ≥ 18 years and ≤ 80 years of age
2. Subject has provided written informed consent as approved by the Ethics Committee / Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the respective clinical site prior to the study related procedures
3. Subject is eligible for PCI according to the applicable guidelines
4. Subject is an acceptable candidate for coronary artery bypass surgery
5. Subjects with stable or unstable angina pectoris, documented silent ischemia/abnormal physiologic testing or hemodynamically stable non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients without angiographic evidence of thrombus at target lesion

   Note: STEMI patients may be eligible for the study for treatment of selected non-culprit lesions, if:
   * Subject and target lesion(s) meet all inclusion and no exclusion criteria and consent occurs at least ≥ 72 hours after successful treatment of the culprit lesion(s) \[lesion(s) causing the acute STEMI\];
   * Subject is hemodynamically stable with documented declining cardiac biomarkers;
   * Target lesion(s) to be treated are not located in the culprit vessel(s) and are not culprit lesion(s)
6. Subject is eligible for Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT) with aspirin plus either clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor or ticlopidine
7. Documented left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 30% within 6 months prior to or during the procedure (prior to randomization)
8. Subject is willing and able to comply with protocol requirements, including completion of study visits for the duration of the study

Angiographic Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects with a maximum of two single de novo target lesions each in separate native coronary arteries
2. Target vessel must have a reference diameter between 2.5-4.2 mm by operator visual estimation, which may be assisted by Quantitative Coronary Angiography (QCA) / Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) / Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
3. Target lesion(s) must be ≤ 36 mm in length by operator visual estimation, which may be assisted by QCA / IVUS / OCT, (or \< 20 mm for target lesion(s) to be treated with a study device \< 3.0 mm in diameter) and must be amenable to treatment with a single study device
4. Target lesion stenosis ≥ 50% and \< 100% by operator visual estimation, which may be assisted by QCA / IVUS / OCT. Target lesion stenosis \< 70% by visual estimation, should have clinical justification for treatment as per local standards.
5. Target lesion must have a Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow ≥ 1

Clinical Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subject is pregnant and/or breastfeeding or intends to become pregnant during the duration of the study
2. Subject has clinical symptoms and/or electrocardiogram (ECG) changes consistent with STEMI \< 72 hours prior to the index procedure Note: Hemodynamically stable non-STEMI (NSTEMI) subjects are eligible for study enrollment
3. Subject has undergone prior PCI within the target vessel during the last 12 months prior to the index procedure or prior PCI within a non-target vessel \< 72 hours prior to the index procedure
4. Subject is on dialysis or has impaired renal function (serum creatinine \> 2.5 mg/dL or 221 µmol/L, determined within 7 days prior to the index procedure)
5. Subject has a known allergy to contrast medium that cannot be adequately premedicated, or any known allergy to aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors, both heparin and bivalirudin, sirolimus, everolimus (or similar limus drugs), poly L-lactide, the scaffold material (magnesium, aluminum, tantalum), or Xience stent material (cobalt, chromium, tungsten, nickel, methacrylic polymer, and fluoropolymer)
6. Subject is receiving oral or intravenous immunosuppressive therapy (inhaled steroids are permitted) or has known life-limiting immunosuppressive or autoimmune disease (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus, systemic lupus erythematosus; diabetes mellitus is permitted)
7. Life expectancy less than 1 year
8. Planned surgery or dental surgical procedure within 6 months after index procedure, unless DAPT can be maintained
9. In the investigator's opinion subject will not be able to comply with the follow-up requirements
10. Subjects under oral anticoagulation therapy (OAC) prior to index procedure unless DAPT + OAC (i.e., triple therapy) can be maintained for a minimum of 1 month
11. Subject has had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 6 months prior to the index procedure
12. Subject with active bleeding disorder, active coagulopathy, or any other reason, who is ineligible for DAPT
13. Subject is currently participating or plans to participate in another study with an investigational device or an investigational drug
14. Subject has known severe aortic or mitral valve stenosis/insufficiency or has previously undergone transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Angiographic Exclusion Criteria:

1. Target vessel has been previously treated and the target lesion is within 5 mm proximal or distal to the previously treated lesion
2. Left main coronary artery disease
3. Target lesion is totally occluded (100% stenosis)
4. Thrombus in target vessel
5. Future planned staged PCI either in target or non-target vessel
6. Ostial target lesion within the left anterior descending (LAD), left circumflex (LCX), or right coronary artery (RCA) (within 5.0 mm of vessel origin)
7. Target lesion involves a side branch ≥ 2.0 mm in diameter that requires a two-device strategy after pre-dilatation
8. Target lesion is located in or supplied by an arterial or venous bypass graft
9. Target lesion with excessive tortuosity proximal to or within the lesion based on visual estimation or heavily calcified target lesion which cannot be adequately pre-dilated by a non-compliant and/or cutting/scoring balloon as described in angiographic exclusion criteria 10
10. Target lesion requires treatment with a device other than the non-compliant balloon and/or cutting/scoring balloon prior to scaffold/stent placement (including but not limited to atherectomy devices, intravascular lithotripsy, drug-coated balloons, etc.)
11. Target vessel was treated with brachytherapy any time prior to the index procedure.
12. Unsuccessful pre-dilatation, defined as residual stenosis \> 20% (by visual estimation) and/or angiographic complications (e.g., distal embolization, side branch closure, flow-limiting dissections)

Where it's running

  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Charleston Area Medical Center
    Charleston, West Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
    Riga, Latvia
    Recruiting

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