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NCT Number: NCT07089576

Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Arcevo LSA

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Arcevo LSA stent graft can safely and effectively treat patients that have an acute or chronic aortic dissection and/or aneurysm that involves the aortic arch and the descending thoracic aorta, with or without the involvement of the ascending aorta.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

General Inclusion Criteria

  • ≥18 years of age or ≤80 years of age (male or female) at time of surgery
  • Patient has one of the following indications for open surgery based on computed tomography angiography (CTA) completed within 90 days of informed consent:
  • Acute, subacute, or chronic dissection that involves the aortic arch and the descending thoracic aorta, with or without involvement of the ascending aorta
  • Aneurysm that involves the aortic arch and the descending thoracic aorta, with or without involvement of the ascending aorta
  • Patient, or patient's legally authorized representative (LAR; in the secondary arm only), provides written informed consent prior to any study procedures
  • Patient's surgery occurs within 90 days of informed consent

Anatomical Inclusion Criteria

  • Aortic diameter at the intended Arcevo™ LSA anastomosis site is ≥ 21 mm
  • For Aneurysm with distal sealing (i.e., single stage procedure), aortic diameter at the intended distal sealing zone is between 20-36 mm
  • For Dissection with distal sealing, aortic diameter at the intended distal sealing zone is between 22-40 mm
  • LSA branch does not require additional stenting further into the LSA (beyond the Arcevo™ LSA)
  • The intended LSA sealing zone has a diameter between 8.5 mm and 14.0 mm with a length of at least 10 mm
  • Absence of dissection, aneurysm, or stenosis in the intended LSA sealing zone
  • The intended LSA branch position does not interrupt flow to any branch vessel (e.g., left vertebral artery)
  • Patient does not have computed tomography (CT) evidence of extreme arch or LSA angulation precluding safe passage of the Arcevo™ LSA and delivery system
  • LSA take-off angle between 15° and 90°
  • For patients requiring planned extension, there is a ≥ 2 cm distal seal zone for the TEVAR device without a severely angulated descending aorta
  • For patients requiring planned extension, patient has suitable iliac artery anatomy for safe passage of the TEVAR delivery system

General Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient is pregnant, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study; individuals of child-bearing potential must agree to use acceptable methods of contraception during the study
  • Patient has another medical condition (aside from the arch disease) that, in the opinion of the investigator, reduces the patient's life expectancy to < 2 years
  • Patient has an existing aortic stent graft device in the descending aorta that would interact with Arcevo™ LSA
  • Patient has a medical, social, or psychological problem that, in the opinion of the investigator, could impede the patient's ability to return for follow-up
  • Patient is unwilling or unable to comply with the follow-up schedule
  • Patient is institutionalized due to administrative or judicial order
  • Patient is unwilling to accept blood transfusion or blood product
  • Patient is currently participating in another interventional clinical study which includes treatment with another investigational product (e.g., device, pharmaceutical or biologic)

Medical Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient is unfit for open surgical repair involving circulatory arrest
  • Patient is in extreme hemodynamic compromise requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or substantial inotropic support prior to surgery
  • Patient has an active systemic infection
  • Patient has endocarditis or active infection of the aorta
  • Patient has a freely ruptured aorta
  • Patient has a history of a bleeding disorder (e.g., hemophilia)
  • Patient has current end-stage renal disease (e.g., GFR <30 mL/min)
  • Patient has a known allergy to Arcevo™ LSA components and TEVAR device components (if required) (nitinol, polyester, platinum-iridium, or polyethylene)
  • Patient has uncontrollable anaphylaxis to iodinated contrast or other inability to obtain CT angiograms during follow-up
  • Patient has acute coronary malperfusion
  • Patient has symptomatic visceral malperfusion

Treatment and study plan

Arcevo™ LSA Hybrid Stent Graft System

Device

The Arcevo LSA Hybrid Stent Graft System is an implantable aortic stent graft with LSA branch which is preloaded onto a delivery system and implanted during an open surgical procedure, or more specifically a total arch replacement procedure. The device is intended for use with a proximal surgical graft (not supplied). If additional coverage is needed, a protocol specified thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) device may be used.

Primary outcomes

  1. Composite Rate of Patients Free From ≥1 Major Adverse Event

    Time frame: 1 year post-index procedure of LSA stent graft implant

    The major adverse events included in the composite are:

    • All-cause mortality
    • New permanent disabling stroke
    • New permanent paraplegia and/or paraparesis
    • Unanticipated aortic reoperation in the treated segment
    • LSA occlusion

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of Mortality

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of the index procedure

    All-cause, Cardiovascular-related, Aorta-related, Procedure-related, Device-related

  2. Rate of Patients with ≥1 Additional Aortic Procedure

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of the index procedure

    All unplanned aortic procedures (endovascular, percutaneous, and open), Unanticipated aortic reoperations in the treated segment, Unanticipated device-related reoperations, Arcevo LSA explant

  3. Rate of Patients with ≥1 Device-Related Event

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of the index procedure

    Device migration, Distal stent-induced new entry (d-SINE), Failed stent patency in the main body, Failed stent patency in the LSA, Stent-graft integrity issue compromising flow (i.e., stent fracture, narrowing, kink, or twist)

  4. Rate of Patients with Major Adverse Events

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of the index procedure

    New permanent paraplegia, New permanent paraparesis, New temporary paraplegia, New disabling stroke, New non-disabling stroke, New transient ischemic attack, Aortic rupture, Bowel ischemia, Hypersensitivity, Myocardial infarction, New onset renal failure requiring temporary dialysis, New onset renal failure requiring permanent dialysis, Pseudoaneurysm, Recurrent laryngeal or phrenic nerve injury, Respiratory failure (need for reintubation or ventilator dependence >48 hours), Severe heart failure requiring mechanical circulatory support, Thromboembolic adverse events

  5. Rate of Patients with Radiographic Events (determined by Core Lab)

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of the index procedure

    Anastomotic Leak between Arcevo™ LSA and surgical graft (i.e., Type Ia Endoleak or Distal anastomotic new entry [DANE]), Type Ic Endoleak (i.e. at the end of the LSA stent component), LSA occlusion, New LSA dissection, Maximal total aortic diameter growth >1 cm in the treated segment (Zones 2-4) compared to first post-operative CTA, Maximal total aortic diameter growth >1 cm at 1 cm beyond the distal end of Arcevo™ LSA, compared annually.

    Dissection Only:

    True lumen (TL) reduction compared to baseline > 5.0 mm at maximal total aortic diameter (Zones 2-4), False lumen (FL) growth compared to baseline > 5.0 mm at maximal total aortic diameter (Zones 2-4), FL thrombosis in the treated segment (LSA, Zones 2-4), FL thrombosis in the untreated segment (Zone 5).

  6. Rate of Patients Requiring a Thoracic Extension Procedure who Experience Device-Extension Failure

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of the index procedure

    Any failure of device-extension integrity (e.g., wear or tear in the fabric or wire breakage) resulting in a compromised seal and blood leakage or movement of the device

  7. Rate of Patient Requiring a Thoracic Extension Procedure with Evidence of Type IIIa Endoleak

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of index procedure

    Type IIIa Endoleak

  8. Rate of Patients Requiring Thoracic Extension Procedure with Failed Patency

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of the index procedure

    Failed patency of the device-extension overlap

  9. Rate of Patients Requiring Thoracic Extension Procedure with ≥1 Primary Major Adverse Events

    Time frame: 30 days post-extension procedure

    All-cause mortality, new permanent disabling stroke, new permanent paraplegia and/or paraparesis, unanticipated aortic reoperation in the treated segment, LSA occlusion

  10. Rate of Patients Requiring Thoracic Extension Procedure Requiring ≥1 Secondary Procedure Related to Extension

    Time frame: 30 days post-extension procedure

    Secondary procedures related to the extension

Other outcomes

  1. Rate of Patients with Technical Success

    Time frame: At exit from operating room

    Successful delivery and accurate placement of the device in the intended implantation site, as well as retrieval of the device delivery system, AND

    Patency of the device, including LSA, at conclusion of the procedure, AND

    No need for unanticipated or emergency surgery to correct a device malfunction or device-related complication

  2. Rate of Patients with Procedural Success

    Time frame: At hospital discharge or at 30 days, whichever is longer at time of event

    Technical success with the absence of the following:

    Death,

    Major adverse ischemic events, including the following:

    New disabling stroke, New paraplegia, New paraparesis, New device-related ischemia (i.e., not evident at time of index procedure), Distal procedure-related thromboembolic adverse event.

    General procedure-related complications:

    New onset renal failure requiring dialysis, Bowel or limb ischemia requiring surgery or intervention, Additional unplanned surgical or interventional procedures related to the device, since completion of the index procedure

  3. Rate of Patients with Treatment Success

    Time frame: Follow-up at 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 months of the index procedure

    Technical success with the absence of the following:

    Aorta-related mortality.

    Major adverse ischemic events, including the following:

    New disabling stroke, New permanent paraplegia, New permanent paraparesis, Increase in total aortic diameter > 1.0 cm between scheduled post-operative imaging (performed per schedule of activities) in the treated region of the aorta (Zones 2-4), Aortic rupture, Fistula formation (i.e., aortobronchial or aortoenteric), Device-related occlusion of the aortic arch (Zones 2-4), Loss of device integrity (e.g., stent fracture that could affect fixation or seal, graft fabric hole or tear, collapse), New Type Ic endoleak.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Erin M Adams, MSPH

CONTACT

[email protected]

800-438-8285

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Artivion Inc.

Industry

Collaborators

  • Bright Research Partners

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective, Multi-center Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Arcevo LSA in the Open Repair of Aortic Arch Aneurysms and Dissections

Acronym: ARTIZEN

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2032
First posted
Jul 28, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 10, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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