Study of Ezetimibe and Fenofibrate in Patients With Mixed Hyperlipidemia (0653-036)(COMPLETED)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the cholesterol lowering safety and effectiveness of two investigational drugs in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol and high triglycerides).

Timeline

Start

2003-04

Primary completion

2004-11

Completion

2004-11

Publications

• Background Farnier M, Freeman MW, Macdonell G, Perevozskaya I, Davies MJ, Mitchel YB, Gumbiner B; Ezetimibe Study Group. Efficacy and safety of the coadministration of ezetimibe with fenofibrate in patients with mixed hyperlipidaemia. Eur Heart J. 2005 May;26(9):897-905. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi231. Epub 2005 Mar 21.
• Background McKenney JM, Farnier M, Lo KW, Bays HE, Perevozkaya I, Carlson G, Davies MJ, Mitchel YB, Gumbiner B. Safety and efficacy of long-term co-administration of fenofibrate and ezetimibe in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Apr 18;47(8):1584-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.072. Epub 2006 Mar 30.
• Background Tribble DL, Farnier M, Macdonell G, Perevozskaya I, Davies MJ, Gumbiner B, Musliner TA. Effects of fenofibrate and ezetimibe, both as monotherapy and in coadministration, on cholesterol mass within lipoprotein subfractions and low-density lipoprotein peak particle size in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia. Metabolism. 2008 Jun;57(6):796-801. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2008.01.026.
• Farnier M, Dong Q, Shah A, Johnson-Levonas AO, Brudi P. Low incidence of paradoxical reductions in HDL-C levels in dyslipidemic patients treated with fenofibrate alone or in combination with ezetimibe or ezetimibe/simvastatin. Lipids Health Dis. 2011 Nov 16;10:212. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-10-212.

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