Durable Effect of PCSK9 Antibody CompARed wiTh placEbo Study

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of 52 weeks of subcutaneous (SC) evolocumab (AMG 145) compared with placebo when added to assigned background lipid-lowering therapy.

Timeline

Start

2012-01-05

Primary completion

2013-10-14

Completion

2013-10-14

Publications

• Background Toth PP, Sattar N, Blom DJ, Martin SS, Jones SR, Monsalvo ML, Elliott M, Davis M, Somaratne R, Preiss D. Effect of Evolocumab on Lipoprotein Particles. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Feb 1;121(3):308-314. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.10.028. Epub 2017 Nov 8.
• Background Blom DJ, Koren MJ, Roth E, Monsalvo ML, Djedjos CS, Nelson P, Elliott M, Wasserman SM, Ballantyne CM, Holman RR. Evaluation of the efficacy, safety and glycaemic effects of evolocumab (AMG 145) in hypercholesterolaemic patients stratified by glycaemic status and metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2017 Jan;19(1):98-107. doi: 10.1111/dom.12788. Epub 2016 Oct 14.
• Background Blom DJ, Djedjos CS, Monsalvo ML, Bridges I, Wasserman SM, Scott R, Roth E. Effects of Evolocumab on Vitamin E and Steroid Hormone Levels: Results From the 52-Week, Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled DESCARTES Study. Circ Res. 2015 Sep 25;117(8):731-41. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.115.307071. Epub 2015 Jul 30.
• Background Blom DJ, Hala T, Bolognese M, Lillestol MJ, Toth PD, Burgess L, Ceska R, Roth E, Koren MJ, Ballantyne CM, Monsalvo ML, Tsirtsonis K, Kim JB, Scott R, Wasserman SM, Stein EA; DESCARTES Investigators. A 52-week placebo-controlled trial of evolocumab in hyperlipidemia. N Engl J Med. 2014 May 8;370(19):1809-19. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1316222. Epub 2014 Mar 29.
• Background Daviglus ML, Ferdinand KC, Lopez JAG, Wu Y, Monsalvo ML, Rodriguez CJ. Effects of Evolocumab on Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Apolipoprotein B, and Lipoprotein(a) by Race and Ethnicity: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data From Double-Blind and Open-Label Extension Studies. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan 5;10(1):e016839. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.016839. Epub 2020 Dec 16.
• Background Kuchimanchi M, Grover A, Emery MG, Somaratne R, Wasserman SM, Gibbs JP, Doshi S. Population pharmacokinetics and exposure-response modeling and simulation for evolocumab in healthy volunteers and patients with hypercholesterolemia. J Pharmacokinet Pharmacodyn. 2018 Jun;45(3):505-522. doi: 10.1007/s10928-018-9592-y. Epub 2018 May 7.
• Background Kasichayanula S, Grover A, Emery MG, Gibbs MA, Somaratne R, Wasserman SM, Gibbs JP. Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Evolocumab, a PCSK9 Inhibitor. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2018 Jul;57(7):769-779. doi: 10.1007/s40262-017-0620-7.
• Background Sattar N, Toth PP, Blom DJ, Koren MJ, Soran H, Uhart M, Elliott M, Cyrille M, Somaratne R, Preiss D. Effect of the Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Inhibitor Evolocumab on Glycemia, Body Weight, and New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Nov 1;120(9):1521-1527. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.047. Epub 2017 Jul 31.
• Background Toth PP, Descamps O, Genest J, Sattar N, Preiss D, Dent R, Djedjos C, Wu Y, Geller M, Uhart M, Somaratne R, Wasserman SM; PROFICIO Investigators. Pooled Safety Analysis of Evolocumab in Over 6000 Patients From Double-Blind and Open-Label Extension Studies. Circulation. 2017 May 9;135(19):1819-1831. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.025233. Epub 2017 Mar 1.
• Background Toth PP, Jones SR, Monsalvo ML, Elliott-Davey M, Lopez JAG, Banach M. Effect of Evolocumab on Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Apolipoprotein B, and Lipoprotein(a): A Pooled Analysis of Phase 2 and Phase 3 Studies. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Mar 3;9(5):e014129. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.014129. Epub 2020 Mar 2.
• Background Wasserman SM, Sabatine MS, Koren MJ, Giugliano RP, Legg JC, Emery MG, Doshi S, Liu T, Somaratne R, Gibbs JP. Comparison of LDL-C Reduction Using Different Evolocumab Doses and Intervals: Biological Insights and Treatment Implications. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Sep;23(5):423-432. doi: 10.1177/1074248418774043. Epub 2018 May 16.
• Background Schludi B, Giugliano RP, Sabatine MS, Raal FJ, Teramoto T, Koren MJ, Stein EA, Wang H, Monsalvo ML. Time-averaged low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering with evolocumab: Pooled analysis of phase 2 trials. J Clin Lipidol. 2022 Jul-Aug;16(4):538-543. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2022.05.069. Epub 2022 Jun 6.

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