A Phase III Confirmatory Study of K-877 Extended Release Tablet

Summary

To investigate the efficacy and safety of K-877 Extended Release (ER) 0.2 mg/day or 0.4 mg/day (once daily) for 12 weeks in dyslipidemia, using K-877 Immediate Release (IR) 0.2 mg/day (twice daily) as a control.

Timeline

Start

2021-02-01

Primary completion

2021-09-25

Completion

2021-09-25

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper confirming the non-inferiority of both XR regimens to IR. PMID 38616112 ↗

Publications

• Results Arai H, Yamashita S, Araki E, Yokote K, Tanigawa R, Saito A, Yamasaki S, Suganami H, Ishibashi S. Efficacy and Safety of Pemafibrate Extended-Release Tablet: a Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Parallel-Group Comparison Trial. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2024 Nov 1;31(11):1517-1538. doi: 10.5551/jat.64677. Epub 2024 Apr 13.

Drugs

Indications