A Study to Evaluate Tolerability and Efficacy of Evolocumab (AMG 145) in Japanese Subjects

Summary

The primary objective is to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks of subcutaneous evolocumab every 2 weeks or every 4 weeks, compared with placebo, on percent change from baseline in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) when used in addition to statin therapy in Japanese adults with hypercholesterolemia and high cardiovascular risk.

Timeline

Start

2012-07-10

Primary completion

2013-05-14

Completion

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Publications

• Background Hirayama A, Yamashita S, Inomata H, Kassahun H, Cyrille M, Ruzza A, Yoshida M, Kiyosue A, Ma Y, Teramoto T. One-Year Efficacy and Safety of Evolocumab in Japanese Patients - A Pooled Analysis From the Open-Label Extension OSLER Studies. Circ J. 2017 Jun 23;81(7):1029-1035. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-16-1016. Epub 2017 Mar 29.
• 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 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.

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