Long-term Safety and Tolerability of Alirocumab (SAR236553/REGN727) Versus Placebo on Top of Lipid-Modifying Therapy in High Cardiovascular Risk Patients With Hypercholesterolemia (ODYSSEY Long Term)

Summary

Alirocumab (SAR236553/REGN727) is a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9). Primary Objective of the study: To evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of alirocumab in high cardiovascular risk participants with hypercholesterolemia not adequately controlled with their current lipid modifying therapy (LMT). Secondary Objectives: * To evaluate the effect of alirocumab on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels after 24 weeks of treatment in comparison with placebo. * To evaluate the effect of alirocumab in comparison with placebo on LDL-C at other time points. * To evaluate the effects of alirocumab on other lipid parameters.

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2014-11

Completion

2014-11

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper the difference between the alirocumab and placebo groups in the mean percentage change from baseline in calculated LDL cholesterol level was -62 percentage points (P<0.001) PMID 25773378 ↗

Publications

• Results Robinson JG, Farnier M, Krempf M, Bergeron J, Luc G, Averna M, Stroes ES, Langslet G, Raal FJ, El Shahawy M, Koren MJ, Lepor NE, Lorenzato C, Pordy R, Chaudhari U, Kastelein JJ; ODYSSEY LONG TERM Investigators. Efficacy and safety of alirocumab in reducing lipids and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med. 2015 Apr 16;372(16):1489-99. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1501031. Epub 2015 Mar 15.
• Mahmood T, Minnier J, Ito MK, Li QH, Koren A, Kam IW, Fazio S, Shapiro MD. Discordant responses of plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and lipoprotein(a) to alirocumab: A pooled analysis from 10 ODYSSEY Phase 3 studies. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2021 Jul 23;28(8):816-822. doi: 10.1177/2047487320915803. Epub 2020 Apr 10.
• Leiter LA, Tinahones FJ, Karalis DG, Bujas-Bobanovic M, Letierce A, Mandel J, Samuel R, Jones PH. Alirocumab safety in people with and without diabetes mellitus: pooled data from 14 ODYSSEY trials. Diabet Med. 2018 Dec;35(12):1742-1751. doi: 10.1111/dme.13817. Epub 2018 Oct 9.
• Defesche JC, Stefanutti C, Langslet G, Hopkins PN, Seiz W, Baccara-Dinet MT, Hamon SC, Banerjee P, Kastelein JJP. Efficacy of alirocumab in 1191 patients with a wide spectrum of mutations in genes causative for familial hypercholesterolemia. J Clin Lipidol. 2017 Nov-Dec;11(6):1338-1346.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.08.016. Epub 2017 Sep 4.
• Kastelein JJ, Hovingh GK, Langslet G, Baccara-Dinet MT, Gipe DA, Chaudhari U, Zhao J, Minini P, Farnier M. Efficacy and safety of the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 monoclonal antibody alirocumab vs placebo in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. J Clin Lipidol. 2017 Jan-Feb;11(1):195-203.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2016.12.004. Epub 2016 Dec 28.
• Ray KK, Ginsberg HN, Davidson MH, Pordy R, Bessac L, Minini P, Eckel RH, Cannon CP. Reductions in Atherogenic Lipids and Major Cardiovascular Events: A Pooled Analysis of 10 ODYSSEY Trials Comparing Alirocumab With Control. Circulation. 2016 Dec 13;134(24):1931-1943. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024604. Epub 2016 Oct 24.

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