Surefire Medical completes patient enrolment in COSY trial

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The trial evaluates eliminating coiling by using the anti-reflux Surefire Infusion System in radioembolization procedures in liver cancer.

Surefire Medical has announced that it has completed enrolment in the COSY (Coiling vs. Surefire Infusion System in Y90) clinical trial. This randomised prospective study investigates the feasibility and benefits of performing selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), or radioembolization, without the need to place permanent coils. 

SIRT is generally used for selected patients with hepatic cell carcinoma or liver metastasis.  In the study, half of the patients will have permanent embolic coils placed while the other half will undergo treatment with the Surefire Infusion System without coiling.

The study’s primary endpoint is fluoroscopy time. Secondary endpoints are procedure time, radiation dose and contrast dose.

“Clinical studies show that SIRT can increase the overall survival without adversely affecting the patient’s quality of life,” said Aravind Arepally, chief scientific officer and chairman of Surefire’s Scientific Advisory Board. “The goal of this study is to see if this complex, cumbersome workflow can be significantly improved by reducing procedure time and if radiation exposure to both the physician and patient can also be reduced.”


Thirty patients have been enrolled at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, USA.  Principal investigators are Aaron Fischman and Rahul Patel.

A press release from Surefire Medical states that the anti-reflux infusion system is a first-in-class medical device designed to maximise direct-to-tumour delivery of cancer-fighting agents and eliminate reflux. In SIRT treatment and in chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads, the unique tip dynamically expands to the vessel walls in reverse flow, potentially reducing damage to healthy tissue while maximising the dose delivered directly to the target.