Efficacy and Safety of AMR101 (Ethyl Icosapentate) in Patients With Fasting Triglyceride (Tg) Levels ≥ 500 and ≤ 2000 mg/dL

Summary

The primary objective is to determine the efficacy of AMR101 (ethyl icosapentate) compared to placebo in lowering fasting triglyceride levels in patients with very high fasting triglyceride levels ≥ 500 and ≤ 2000 mg/dL.

Timeline

Start

2009-12

Primary completion

2010-10

Completion

2011-07

Publications

• Results Bays HE, Ballantyne CM, Kastelein JJ, Isaacsohn JL, Braeckman RA, Soni PN. Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester (AMR101) therapy in patients with very high triglyceride levels (from the Multi-center, plAcebo-controlled, Randomized, double-blINd, 12-week study with an open-label Extension [MARINE] trial). Am J Cardiol. 2011 Sep 1;108(5):682-90. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.04.015. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
• Results Bays HE, Braeckman RA, Ballantyne CM, Kastelein JJ, Otvos JD, Stirtan WG, Soni PN. Icosapent ethyl, a pure EPA omega-3 fatty acid: effects on lipoprotein particle concentration and size in patients with very high triglyceride levels (the MARINE study). J Clin Lipidol. 2012 Nov-Dec;6(6):565-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2012.07.001. Epub 2012 Jul 24.
• Results Bays HE, Ballantyne CM, Braeckman RA, Stirtan WG, Soni PN. Icosapent ethyl, a pure ethyl ester of eicosapentaenoic acid: effects on circulating markers of inflammation from the MARINE and ANCHOR studies. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2013 Feb;13(1):37-46. doi: 10.1007/s40256-012-0002-3.
• Results Braeckman RA, Manku MS, Bays HE, Stirtan WG, Soni PN. Icosapent ethyl, a pure EPA omega-3 fatty acid: effects on plasma and red blood cell fatty acids in patients with very high triglyceride levels (results from the MARINE study). Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2013 Sep;89(4):195-201. doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2013.07.005. Epub 2013 Aug 1.
• Results Bays HE, Ballantyne CM, Braeckman RA, Stirtan WG, Doyle RT Jr, Philip S, Soni PN, Juliano RA. Icosapent Ethyl (Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester): Effects Upon High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Lipid Parameters in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2015 Aug;13(6):239-47. doi: 10.1089/met.2014.0137. Epub 2015 Apr 20.
• Results Ballantyne CM, Bays HE, Braeckman RA, Philip S, Stirtan WG, Doyle RT Jr, Soni PN, Juliano RA. Icosapent ethyl (eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester): Effects on plasma apolipoprotein C-III levels in patients from the MARINE and ANCHOR studies. J Clin Lipidol. 2016 May-Jun;10(3):635-645.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2016.02.008. Epub 2016 Feb 23.
• Results Ballantyne CM, Bays HE, Philip S, Doyle RT Jr, Braeckman RA, Stirtan WG, Soni PN, Juliano RA. Icosapent ethyl (eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester): Effects on remnant-like particle cholesterol from the MARINE and ANCHOR studies. Atherosclerosis. 2016 Oct;253:81-87. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.08.005. Epub 2016 Aug 20.
• Results Bays HE, Ballantyne CM, Doyle RT Jr, Juliano RA, Philip S. Icosapent ethyl: Eicosapentaenoic acid concentration and triglyceride-lowering effects across clinical studies. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 2016 Sep;125:57-64. doi: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2016.07.007. Epub 2016 Jul 11.
• Results Mosca L, Ballantyne CM, Bays HE, Guyton JR, Philip S, Doyle RT Jr, Juliano RA. Usefulness of Icosapent Ethyl (Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Ester) in Women to Lower Triglyceride Levels (Results from the MARINE and ANCHOR Trials). Am J Cardiol. 2017 Feb 1;119(3):397-403. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.10.027. Epub 2016 Nov 1.

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