The ATLAS trial is a pivotal study to collect data to support regulatory filings for product commercialization. It is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of a slow-release dose formulation paclitaxel-eluting TAXUS Liberté stent system for the treatment of coronary artery disease. The first patient was enrolled at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Maryland. ATLAS, a global, multicenter clinical trial, is scheduled to enroll 822 patients at 60 sites in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Company received approval last month from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin the trial.
"I have been impressed by the flexibility and maneuverability of the Liberté stent system," said Mark A. Turco, M.D., F.A.C.C., Director, Center for Cardiac and Vascular Research, Washington Adventist Hospital, and Co-Principal Investigator for the ATLAS study. "We are hopeful that this new stent design will provide an even better delivery platform for paclitaxel that will allow us to expand the utilization of this therapy to a broader patient base."
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