Reduction of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) With PCSK9 Inhibition in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Disorder Study

Summary

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks of subcutaneous evolocumab (AMG 145), compared with placebo, on percent change from baseline in LDL-C in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH).

Timeline

Start

2011-08-02

Primary completion

2012-05-16

Completion

2012-05-16

Publications

• Background Raal F, Scott R, Somaratne R, Bridges I, Li G, Wasserman SM, Stein EA. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering effects of AMG 145, a monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 serine protease in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: the Reduction of LDL-C with PCSK9 Inhibition in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Disorder (RUTHERFORD) randomized trial. Circulation. 2012 Nov 13;126(20):2408-17. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.144055. Epub 2012 Nov 5.

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