Trial Assessing Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Inhibition in Paediatric Subjects With Genetic Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Disorders

Summary

A study to assess safety and efficacy of evolocumab (AMG-145) in paediatric subjects aged 10-17 years diagnosed with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

Timeline

Start

2016-03-24

Primary completion

2019-11-25

Completion

2019-11-25

Publications

• Background Santos RD, Ruzza A, Hovingh GK, Wiegman A, Mach F, Kurtz CE, Hamer A, Bridges I, Bartuli A, Bergeron J, Szamosi T, Santra S, Stefanutti C, Descamps OS, Greber-Platzer S, Luirink I, Kastelein JJP, Gaudet D; HAUSER-RCT Investigators. Evolocumab in Pediatric Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. N Engl J Med. 2020 Oct 1;383(14):1317-1327. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2019910. Epub 2020 Aug 29.
• Background Gaudet D, Langslet G, Gidding SS, Luirink IK, Ruzza A, Kurtz C, Lu C, Somaratne R, Raal FJ, Wiegman A. Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of evolocumab in pediatric patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: Rationale and design of the HAUSER-RCT study. J Clin Lipidol. 2018 Sep-Oct;12(5):1199-1207. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2018.05.007. Epub 2018 May 22.
• Background Gaudet D, Ruzza A, Bridges I, Maruff P, Schembri A, Hamer A, Mach F, Bergeron J, Gaudet I, Pierre JS, Kastelein JJP, Hovingh GK, Wiegman A, Raal FJ, Santos RD. Cognitive function with evolocumab in pediatric heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. J Clin Lipidol. 2022 Sep-Oct;16(5):676-684. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2022.07.005. Epub 2022 Jul 21.
• 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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