Effect of Alirocumab on Lipid Metabolism in Adults With Elevated LDL-Cholesterol

Summary

Primary Objective: To assess the effects of subcutaneous (SC) doses of alirocumab on the elimination (measured by Fractional Clearance Rate (FCR)) of apolipoprotein B (apoB) in low density lipoprotein (LDL) in adults with mildly elevated LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C). Secondary Objectives: To assess the effects of SC doses of alirocumab on: * Various parameters of the metabolism and turnover in plasma of different lipoproteins * Plasma lipids concentration: total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), apoB, lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) * Lipoprotein particle size profile * PCSK9 (free and total) concentrations in serum To assess safety and tolerability of alirocumab. To assess emergence of anti-alirocumab antibodies. To document serum alirocumab concentrations.

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Start

2013-12

Primary completion

2015-05

Completion

2015-05

Publications

• Results Reyes-Soffer G, Pavlyha M, Ngai C, Thomas T, Holleran S, Ramakrishnan R, Karmally W, Nandakumar R, Fontanez N, Obunike J, Marcovina SM, Lichtenstein AH, Matthan NR, Matta J, Maroccia M, Becue F, Poitiers F, Swanson B, Cowan L, Sasiela WJ, Surks HK, Ginsberg HN. Effects of PCSK9 Inhibition With Alirocumab on Lipoprotein Metabolism in Healthy Humans. Circulation. 2017 Jan 24;135(4):352-362. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.025253. Epub 2016 Dec 16.

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