Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) 180mg When Added to PCSK9 Inhibitor Therapy

NCT ID: NCT03193047

Last Updated: 2020-04-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

59 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-07

Study Completion Date

2018-02-19

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if bempedoic acid (ETC-1002) 180mg added to PCSK9 inhibitor (evolocumab) therapy is effective and safe in patients with elevated LDL cholesterol.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypercholesterolemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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bempedoic acid

Bempedoic acid 180mg tablet taken orally, once daily plus evolocumab (Repatha) 420mg injection once monthly

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

bempedoic acid 180mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Daily bempedoic acid 180mg tablet in addition to monthly PCSK9i (evolocumab) background therapy

evolocumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Monthly PCSK9i (evolocumab) background therapy

placebo

Matching placebo tablet taken orally, once daily plus evolocumab (Repatha) 420mg injection once monthly

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Daily matching placebo tablet in addition to monthly PCSK9i (evolocumab) background therapy

evolocumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Monthly PCSK9i (evolocumab) background therapy

Interventions

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bempedoic acid 180mg

Daily bempedoic acid 180mg tablet in addition to monthly PCSK9i (evolocumab) background therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Daily matching placebo tablet in addition to monthly PCSK9i (evolocumab) background therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

evolocumab

Monthly PCSK9i (evolocumab) background therapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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ETC-1002 Repatha

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥18 years or legal age of majority depending on regional law
* Fasting, calculated LDL-C at screening ≥160 mg/dL and following PCSK9i therapy ≥70 mg/dL
* Men and nonpregnant, nonlactating women

Exclusion Criteria

* Heterozygous (HeFH) or Homozygous (HoFH) Familial Hypercholesterolemia
* Total fasting TG ≥500 mg/dL
* Renal dysfunction or a glomerulonephropathy; eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2
* Known cardiovascular disease (CVD), peripheral arterial disease (PAD), or cerebrovascular disease (CD)
* History of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
* Uncontrolled hypertension
* Uncontrolled hypothyroidism
* Liver disease or dysfunction
* Gastrointestinal conditions or procedures (including Lap-Band® or gastric bypass)
* History of hematologic or coagulation disorders
* History of malignancy (except non-metastatic basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and cervical carcinoma in situ)
* Unexplained creatine kinase (CK) \>3 × ULN
* Use of a cholesterylester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor in the last 12 months prior to screening, such as: anacetrapib, dalcetrapib, or evacetrapib
* Pregnant or breast feeding, or planning to become pregnant during treatment and/ or within 30 days after the end of treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ron Haberman, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.

Locations

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L-MARC Research Center

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Pinkosky SL, Newton RS, Day EA, Ford RJ, Lhotak S, Austin RC, Birch CM, Smith BK, Filippov S, Groot PHE, Steinberg GR, Lalwani ND. Liver-specific ATP-citrate lyase inhibition by bempedoic acid decreases LDL-C and attenuates atherosclerosis. Nat Commun. 2016 Nov 28;7:13457. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13457.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27892461 (View on PubMed)

Stone NJ, Robinson JG, Lichtenstein AH, Bairey Merz CN, Blum CB, Eckel RH, Goldberg AC, Gordon D, Levy D, Lloyd-Jones DM, McBride P, Schwartz JS, Shero ST, Smith SC Jr, Watson K, Wilson PW, Eddleman KM, Jarrett NM, LaBresh K, Nevo L, Wnek J, Anderson JL, Halperin JL, Albert NM, Bozkurt B, Brindis RG, Curtis LH, DeMets D, Hochman JS, Kovacs RJ, Ohman EM, Pressler SJ, Sellke FW, Shen WK, Smith SC Jr, Tomaselli GF; American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 2013 ACC/AHA guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2014 Jun 24;129(25 Suppl 2):S1-45. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000437738.63853.7a. Epub 2013 Nov 12. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24222016 (View on PubMed)

Sharrett AR, Ballantyne CM, Coady SA, Heiss G, Sorlie PD, Catellier D, Patsch W; Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Group. Coronary heart disease prediction from lipoprotein cholesterol levels, triglycerides, lipoprotein(a), apolipoproteins A-I and B, and HDL density subfractions: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Circulation. 2001 Sep 4;104(10):1108-13. doi: 10.1161/hc3501.095214.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11535564 (View on PubMed)

Thompson PD, Clarkson P, Karas RH. Statin-associated myopathy. JAMA. 2003 Apr 2;289(13):1681-90. doi: 10.1001/jama.289.13.1681.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12672737 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Related Links

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http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/

World Health Organization Fact Sheet No. 317

Other Identifiers

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1002-039

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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