Evaluation of Alirocumab in Addition to Lipid-Modifying Therapy in Patients With High Cardiovascular Risk and Hypercholesterolemia in South Korea and Taiwan

Summary

Primary Objective: To demonstrate the reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by alirocumab as add-on therapy to stable maximally tolerated daily statin therapy with or without other lipid-modifying therapy (LMT) in comparison with placebo after 24 weeks of treatment in high cardiovascular risk participants with hypercholesterolemia in South Korea and Taiwan. 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: apolipoprotein B (Apo B), non high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), lipoprotein (a) (Lp \[a\]), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TGs), and apolipoprotein A-1 (Apo A-1). * To evaluate the safety and tolerability of alirocumab. * To evaluate the development of anti-alirocumab antibodies (ADA).

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2016-04

Completion

2016-04

Publications

• 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.
• Chao TH, Hsiao PJ, Liu ME, Wu CJ, Chiang FT, Chen ZC, Chen CP, Yeh HI, Lee TH, Chiang CE. A subanalysis of Taiwanese patients from ODYSSEY South Korea and Taiwan study evaluating the efficacy and safety of alirocumab. J Chin Med Assoc. 2019 Apr;82(4):265-271. doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000062.
• Koh KK, Nam CW, Chao TH, Liu ME, Wu CJ, Kim DS, Kim CJ, Li I, Li J, Baccara-Dinet MT, Hsiao PJ, Chiang CE. A randomized trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of alirocumab in South Korea and Taiwan (ODYSSEY KT). J Clin Lipidol. 2018 Jan-Feb;12(1):162-172.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.09.007. Epub 2017 Oct 19.

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