Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab (REGN727/SAR236553) in Combination With Other Lipid-modifying Treatment (LMT) (ODYSSEY OPTIONS I)

Summary

This is a randomized, double-blind, active-comparator, parallel-group study in patients at high cardiovascular risk with nonfamilial hypercholesterolemia or heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH).

Timeline

Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2014-04

Completion

2014-05

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

registry Atorvastatin 40 mg vs Alirocumab 75 mg/up to 150 mg + Atorvastatin 20 mg; p < 0.0001; LS Mean Difference -39.1 NCT01730040 ↗

paper add-on alirocumab reduced LDL-C levels by 44.1% and 54.0% (P < .001 vs all comparators) PMID 26030325 ↗

Publications

• 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.
• 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.
• Bays H, Gaudet D, Weiss R, Ruiz JL, Watts GF, Gouni-Berthold I, Robinson J, Zhao J, Hanotin C, Donahue S. Alirocumab as Add-On to Atorvastatin Versus Other Lipid Treatment Strategies: ODYSSEY OPTIONS I Randomized Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Aug;100(8):3140-8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-1520. Epub 2015 Jun 1.
• Robinson JG, Colhoun HM, Bays HE, Jones PH, Du Y, Hanotin C, Donahue S. Efficacy and safety of alirocumab as add-on therapy in high-cardiovascular-risk patients with hypercholesterolemia not adequately controlled with atorvastatin (20 or 40 mg) or rosuvastatin (10 or 20 mg): design and rationale of the ODYSSEY OPTIONS Studies. Clin Cardiol. 2014 Oct;37(10):597-604. doi: 10.1002/clc.22327. Epub 2014 Sep 30.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Alirocumab	Monoclonal antibody	75 mg	Subcutaneous
Subject	Alirocumab	Monoclonal antibody	150 mg	Subcutaneous
Subject	Atorvastatin	Small molecule	20 mg	Oral
Subject	Atorvastatin	Small molecule	40 mg	Oral
Subject	Atorvastatin	Small molecule	80 mg	Oral
Comparator	Ezetimibe	Unknown	10 mg	Oral
Comparator	Rosuvastatin	Small molecule	40 mg	Oral

Indications