Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Alirocumab in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia or High Cardiovascular Risk Patients With Hypercholesterolemia on Lipid Modifying Therapy (ODYSSEY JAPAN)

Summary

Primary Objective: To demonstrate the reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by alirocumab as add-on therapy to stable daily statin therapy with or without other lipid modifying therapy in comparison with placebo after 24 weeks of treatment in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) or high cardiovascular risk participants with hypercholesterolemia. Secondary Objectives: * To evaluate the effect of alirocumab in comparison with placebo on LDL-C after 12 weeks of treatment. * To evaluate the effect of alirocumab on other lipid parameters. * To evaluate the long-term effect of alirocumab in comparison with placebo on LDL-C after 52 weeks of treatment. * To evaluate the safety and tolerability of alirocumab. * To evaluate the development of anti-alirocumab antibodies. * To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of alirocumab.

Timeline

Start

2014-03

Primary completion

2015-01

Completion

2015-09

Publications

• Results Teramoto T, Kobayashi M, Tasaki H, Yagyu H, Higashikata T, Takagi Y, Uno K, Baccara-Dinet MT, Nohara A. Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab in Japanese Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia or at High Cardiovascular Risk With Hypercholesterolemia Not Adequately Controlled With Statins - ODYSSEY JAPAN Randomized Controlled Trial. Circ J. 2016 Aug 25;80(9):1980-7. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-16-0387. Epub 2016 Jul 22.
• Schmidt AF, Carter JL, Pearce LS, Wilkins JT, Overington JP, Hingorani AD, Casas JP. PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 20;10(10):CD011748. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011748.pub3.

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