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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2019 Sep;11(9):924-930.
doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2019-014815. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

The safety and effectiveness of the Woven EndoBridge (WEB) system for the treatment of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms: final 12-month results of the pivotal WEB Intrasaccular Therapy (WEB-IT) Study

Adam S Arthur  1   2 , Andy Molyneux  3 , Alexander L Coon  4 , Isil Saatci  5 , Istvan Szikora  6 , Feyyaz Baltacioglu  7 , Ali Sultan  8 , Daniel Hoit  1   2 , Josser E Delgado Almandoz  9 , Lucas Elijovich  1   10 , Saru Cekirge  11   12 , James V Byrne  13 , David Fiorella  14 ; WEB-IT Study investigators
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The safety and effectiveness of the Woven EndoBridge (WEB) system for the treatment of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms: final 12-month results of the pivotal WEB Intrasaccular Therapy (WEB-IT) Study

Adam S Arthur et al. J Neurointerv Surg. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: The Woven EndoBridge Intrasaccular Therapy (WEB-IT) Study is a pivotal, prospective, single-arm, investigational device exemption study designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the WEB device for the treatment of wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms.

Methods: One-hundred and fifty patients with wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms were enrolled at 21 US and six international centers. Angiograms from the index procedure, and 6-month and 1-year follow-up visits were all reviewed by a core laboratory. All adverse events were reviewed and adjudicated by a clinical events adjudicator. A data monitoring committee provided oversight during the trial to ensure subject safety.

Results: One-hundred and forty-eight patients received the WEB implant. One (0.7%) primary safety event occurred during the study-a delayed ipsilateral parenchymal hemorrhage-on postoperative day 22. No primary safety events occurred after 30 days through 1 year. At the 12-month angiographic follow-up, 77/143 patients (53.8%) had complete aneurysm occlusion. Adequate occlusion was achieved in 121/143 (84.6%) subjects.

Conclusions: The prespecified safety and effectiveness endpoints for the aneurysms studied in the WEB-IT trial were met. The results of this trial suggest that the WEB device provides an option for patients with wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms that is as effective as currently available therapies and markedly safer.

Trial registration number: NCT02191618.

Keywords: aneurysm; blood flow; coil; device; magnetic resonance angiography.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The principal investigators for the WEB-IT trial received institutional salary support for study-related activities. Investigators in the WEB-IT trial also received payment for proctoring cases within the context of the trial. ASA is a consultant for Balt, Johnson and Johnson, Leica, Medtronic, Microvention, Penumbra, Scientia, Siemens, and Stryker; receives research support from Microvention, Penumbra, and Siemens; and is a shareholder in Bendit, Cerebrotech, Endostream, Magneto, Marblehead, Neurogami, Serenity, Synchron, Triad Medical and Vascular Simulations outside the submitted work. AM is a consultant for Microvention/Sequent, Stryker Neurovascular, and Cerus outside the submitted work. ALC is a consultant for Medtronic, Microvention, and Stryker Neurovascular outside the submitted work. IS is a consultant for Medtronic and Sequent/Microvention outside the published work. IS is a consultant for Sequent/Microvention, Stryker, Medtronic, and Cerenovus outside the submitted work. DH is a consultant for Covidien/Medtronic and Microvention outside the submitted work and has received research support from Siemens. JEDA is a consultant for Medtronic, Penumbra, and Sequent outside the submitted work. LE is a consultant for Codman Neurovascular, Medtronic, MicroVention, Penumbra, Sequent, and Stryker outside the submitted work. SC is a consultant for Medtronic and Sequent/MicroVention outside the submitted work and is a stockholder in ELUM and NDI. JVB provided core laboratory services to Sequent through Oxford University during the conduct of this study and now acts as a consultant for MicroVention and Oxford Endovascular; he is a stockholder of Oxford Endovascular outside the submitted work. DF is a consultant for Balt, Marblehead, Medtronic, Stryker, Microvention, Stryker, Penumbra, and Cerenovus; receives research support from Cerenovus, Medtronic, Stryker, Siemens, Microvention, and Penumbra, and royalties from Codman; and is a stockholder for Marblehead, Neurogami, and Vascular Simulations outside the submitted work.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Illustration of the WEB single-layer sphere (A) and the WEB single layer (B) shapes. Sizes range from 4×3 mm to 11×9 mm. The devices are braided composites made from nitinol and platinum that are highly conformable and visible on fluoroscopy.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Unruptured internal carotid terminus aneurysm measuring 7 mm in maximal dimension with a 4 mm neck before treatment. (B) The same internal carotid terminus aneurysm on follow-up imaging at 1 year, showing complete occlusion.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(A) Unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm measuring 4.5 mm in maximal dimension with a 4.1 mm neck before treatment. (B) The same anterior communicating artery aneurysm on follow-up imaging at 1 year, showing complete occlusion.
Figure 4
Figure 4
(A) Unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm measuring 7 mm in maximal dimension with a 5.5 mm neck before treatment. (B) The same middle cerebral artery aneurysm on follow-up imaging at 1 year, showing complete occlusion.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Non-contrast head CT (A) showing diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage and hydrocephalus. Anteroposterior (B) and lateral (C) imaging of a ruptured basilar apex aneurysm found in this patient measuring 3.3 mm in height and 4.7 mm in neck size before treatment. The same basilar apex on follow-up imaging—anteroposterior (D) and lateral (E)—at 1 year, showing incomplete occlusion.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Illustration of the WEB single layer device.
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