Lipid Efficacy Study (0524B-022)(COMPLETED)

Summary

This is a 12-week clinical trial in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia or mixed hyperlipidemia, studying the effects of coadministered MK0524B on lipids. There will be 6 scheduled clinic visits, and 7 treatment arms.

Timeline

Start

2006-01

Primary completion

2007-01

Completion

2007-01

Publications

• Farnier M, Chen E, Johnson-Levonas AO, McCrary Sisk C, Mitchel YB. Effects of extended-release niacin/laropiprant, simvastatin, and the combination on correlations between apolipoprotein B, LDL cholesterol, and non-HDL cholesterol in patients with dyslipidemia. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2014 May 7;10:279-90. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S58694. eCollection 2014.
• Ballantyne C, Gleim G, Liu N, Sisk CM, Johnson-Levonas AO, Mitchel Y. Effects of coadministered extended-release niacin/laropiprant and simvastatin on lipoprotein subclasses in patients with dyslipidemia. J Clin Lipidol. 2012 May-Jun;6(3):235-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2011.11.004. Epub 2011 Dec 3.
• Bays HE, Shah A, Lin J, Sisk CM, Dong Q, Maccubbin D. Consistency of extended-release niacin/laropiprant effects on Lp(a), ApoB, non-HDL-C, Apo A1, and ApoB/ApoA1 ratio across patient subgroups. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2012 Jun 1;12(3):197-206. doi: 10.2165/11631530-000000000-00000.
• Bays H, Shah A, Dong Q, McCrary Sisk C, Maccubbin D. Extended-release niacin/laropiprant lipid-altering consistency across patient subgroups. Int J Clin Pract. 2011 Apr;65(4):436-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02620.x.

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