A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Anacetrapib (MK-0859) When Added to Ongoing Statin Therapy in Japanese Participants With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0859-050)

Summary

This study will evaluate the effects of anacetrapib (MK-0859) on low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) when compared to placebo in Japanese participants with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia when added to an existing statin lipid-modifying therapy.

Timeline

Start

2013-05

Primary completion

2014-05

Completion

2014-05

Publications

• Results Arai H, Teramoto T, Daida H, Ikewaki K, Maeda Y, Nakagomi M, Shirakawa M, Kakikawa T, Numaguchi H, Johnson-Levonas AO, Vaidya S, Blaustein RO. Efficacy and safety of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor anacetrapib in Japanese patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis. 2016 Jun;249:215-23. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.03.017. Epub 2016 Mar 25.

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