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Wright RS, Collins MG, Stoekenbroek RM, et al., 2020, Effects of Renal Impairment on the Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy, and Safety of Inclisiran: An Analysis of the ORION-7 and ORION-1 Studies, MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS, Vol: 95, Pages: 77-89, ISSN: 0025-6196
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Raal FJ, Ray KK, Kallend D, et al., 2019, Safety and Efficacy of Inclisiran in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia - Results From the Phase 3 ORION-9 Trial, Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS), Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: E987-E987, ISSN: 0009-7322
Ray KK, Nicholls SJ, Ginsberg HN, et al., 2019, Effect of BET Protein Inhibition With Apabetalone on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Diabetes - Results of the BETonMACE Trial, Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS), Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: E966-E966, ISSN: 0009-7322
Wright RS, Ray KK, Kallend D, et al., 2019, Safety and Efficacy of Inclisiran in Patients With ASCVD and Elevated LDL Cholesterol - Results From the Phase 3 ORION-10 Trial, Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS), Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: E965-E965, ISSN: 0009-7322
Dyrbus K, Gasior M, Penson P, et al., 2019, Inclisiran-New hope in the management of lipid disorders?, JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LIPIDOLOGY, Vol: 14, Pages: 16-27, ISSN: 1933-2874
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Ray KK, Del Prato S, Mueller-Wieland D, et al., 2019, Alirocumab therapy in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: analysis of the ODYSSEY DM-DYSLIPIDEMIA and DM-INSULIN studies, Cardiovascular Diabetology, Vol: 18, Pages: 1-10, ISSN: 1475-2840
BackgroundIndividuals with diabetes often have high levels of atherogenic lipoproteins and cholesterol reflected by elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), and LDL particle number (LDL-PN). The presence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) increases the risk of future cardiovascular events. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, alirocumab, among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), high LDL-C or non-HDL-C, and established ASCVD receiving maximally tolerated statin in ODYSSEY DM-DYSLIPIDEMIA (NCT02642159) and DM-INSULIN (NCT02585778).MethodsIn DM-DYSLIPIDEMIA, individuals with T2DM and mixed dyslipidemia (non-HDL-C ≥ 100 mg/dL; n = 413) were randomized to open-label alirocumab 75 mg every 2 weeks (Q2W) or usual care (UC) for 24 weeks, with UC options selected before stratified randomization. In DM-INSULIN, insulin-treated individuals with T2DM (LDL-C ≥ 70 mg/dL; n = 441) were randomized in a double-blind fashion to alirocumab 75 mg Q2W or placebo for 24 weeks. Study participants also had a glycated hemoglobin < 9% (DM-DYSLIPIDEMIA) or < 10% (DM-INSULIN). Alirocumab dose was increased to 150 mg Q2W at week 12 if week 8 LDL-C was ≥ 70 mg/dL (DM-INSULIN) or non-HDL-C was ≥ 100 mg/dL (DM-DYSLIPIDEMIA). Lipid reductions and safety were assessed in patients with ASCVD from these studies.ResultsThis analysis included 142 DM-DYSLIPIDEMIA and 177 DM-INSULIN participants with ASCVD, including 95.1% and 86.4% with coronary heart disease, and 32.4% and 49.7% with microvascular diabetes complications, respectively. At week 24, alirocumab significantly reduced LDL-C, non-HDL-C, ApoB, and LDL-PN from baseline versus control. This translated into a greater proportion of individ
Roe MT, Li QH, Bhatt DL, et al., 2019, Risk categorization using New American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for cholesterol management and its relation to alirocumab treatment following acute coronary syndromes, Circulation, Vol: 140, Pages: 1578-1589, ISSN: 0009-7322
Background:The 2018 US cholesterol management guidelines recommend additional lipid-lowering therapies for secondary prevention in patients with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥70 mg/dL or non−high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥100 mg/dL despite maximum tolerated statin therapy. Such patients are considered at very high risk (VHR) based on a history of >1 major atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) event or a single ASCVD event and multiple high-risk conditions. We investigated the association of US guideline-defined risk categories with the occurrence of ischemic events after acute coronary syndrome and reduction of those events by alirocumab, a PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9) inhibitor.Methods:In the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial (Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab), patients with recent acute coronary syndrome and residual dyslipidemia despite optimal statin therapy were randomly assigned to alirocumab or placebo. The primary trial outcome (major adverse cardiovascular events, ie, coronary heart disease death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or hospitalization for unstable angina) was examined according to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association risk category.Results:Of 18 924 participants followed for a median of 2.8 years, 11 935 (63.1%) were classified as VHR: 4450 (37.3%) had multiple prior ASCVD events and 7485 (62.7%) had 1 major ASCVD event and multiple high-risk conditions. Major adverse cardiovascular events occurred in 14.4% of placebo-treated patients at VHR versus 5.6% of those not at VHR. In the VHR category, major adverse cardiovascular events occurred in 20.4% with multiple prior ASCVD events versus 10.7% with 1 ASCVD event and multiple high-risk conditions. Alirocumab was associated with consistent relative risk reductions in both risk categories (hazard ratio=0.84 for VHR; hazard rati
Szarek M, Steg PG, DiCenso D, et al., 2019, Alirocumab Reduces Total Hospitalizations and Increases Days Alive and Out of Hospital in the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Trial, CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES, Vol: 12, ISSN: 1941-7705
Haarhaus M, Ray KK, Nicholls SJ, et al., 2019, Apabetalone lowers serum alkaline phosphatase and improves cardiovascular risk in patients with cardiovascular disease, Atherosclerosis, Vol: 290, Pages: 59-65, ISSN: 0021-9150
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In patients with cardiovascular disease, considerable residual risk remains despite evidence-based secondary prevention measures. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) has been suggested as a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. We sought to determine whether cardiovascular risk reduction by the bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) protein inhibitor apabetalone is associated with the concomitant lowering of serum ALP. METHODS: In a post-hoc analysis of 795 patients with established coronary heart disease and statin treatment, who participated in phase 2 placebo-controlled trials of apabetalone, we determined the effect of assigned treatment for up to 24 weeks on the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and serum ALP. RESULTS: Baseline ALP (median 72 U/L) predicted MACE (death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization, or hospitalization for cardiovascular causes), independent of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), sex, age, race, study, cardiovascular risk factors, chronic kidney disease (CKD), liver function markers and treatment allocation (hazard ratio [HR] per standard deviation [SD] 1.6, 95% CI 1.19-2.16, p = 0.002). Mean placebo-corrected decreases in ALP from baseline were 9.2% (p < 0.001) after 12-14 weeks and 7.7% (p < 0.001) after 24-26 weeks of apabetalone treatment. In the apabetalone group, a 1-SD reduction in ALP was associated with a HR for MACE of 0.64 (95% CI 0.46-0.90, p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS: Serum ALP predicts residual cardiovascular risk, independent of hsCRP, established cardiovascular risk factors and CKD, in patients with cardiovascular disease on statin treatment. Apabetalone lowers serum ALP, which was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events. Whether the beneficial cardiovascular effects of apabetalone are causally related to ALP reduction remains undetermined.
Ray KK, Nicholls SJ, Ginsberg HD, et al., 2019, Effect of selective BET protein inhibitor apabetalone on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the BETonMACE trial, American Heart Journal, Vol: 217, Pages: 72-83, ISSN: 0002-8703
BackgroundAfter an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), patients with diabetes remain at high risk for additional cardiovascular events despite use of current therapies. Bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) proteins are epigenetic modulators of inflammation, thrombogenesis, and lipoprotein metabolism implicated in atherothrombosis. The BETonMACE trial tests the hypothesis that treatment with apabetalone, a selective BET protein inhibitor, will improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes after an ACS.DesignPatients (n = 2425) with ACS in the preceding 7 to 90 days, with type 2 diabetes and low HDL cholesterol (≤40 mg/dl for men, ≤45 mg/dl for women), receiving intensive or maximum-tolerated therapy with atorvastatin or rosuvastatin, were assigned in double-blind fashion to receive apabetalone 100 mg orally twice daily or matching placebo. Baseline characteristics include female sex (25%), myocardial infarction as index ACS event (74%), coronary revascularization for index ACS (76%), treatment with dual anti-platelet therapy (87%) and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (91%), median LDL cholesterol 65 mg per deciliter, and median HbA1c 7.3%. The primary efficacy measure is time to first occurrence of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or stroke. Assumptions include a primary event rate of 7% per annum in the placebo group and median follow-up of 1.5 years. Patients will be followed until at least 250 primary endpoint events have occurred, providing 80% power to detect a 30% reduction in the primary endpoint with apabetalone.SummaryBETonMACE will determine whether the addition of the selective BET protein inhibitor apabetalone to contemporary standard of care for ACS reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. Results are expected in 2019.
Stoekenbroek RM, Ray KK, Landmesser U, et al., 2019, Inclisiran-mediated reductions in Lp(a) in the ORION-1 trial, Congress of the European-Society-of-Cardiology (ESC) / World Congress of Cardiology, Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Pages: 3021-3021, ISSN: 0195-668X
Ray KK, Nicholls SJ, Sweeney M, et al., 2019, BET-inhibition with Apabetalone in Post-ACS Patients with Diabetes: Design and Baseline Characteristics of the BETonMACE trial, Congress of the European-Society-of-Cardiology (ESC) / World Congress of Cardiology, Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Pages: 2819-2819, ISSN: 0195-668X
Ballantyne CM, Banach M, Catapano AL, et al., 2019, Safety profile of bempedoic acid: pooled analysis of 4 phase 3 clinical trials, Congress of the European-Society-of-Cardiology (ESC) / World Congress of Cardiology, Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Pages: 3257-3257, ISSN: 0195-668X
Ray KK, Schoonen M, Annemans L, et al., 2019, Effectiveness of evolocumab for patients with familial hypercholesteraemia (FH) in European clinical practice, Congress of the European-Society-of-Cardiology (ESC) / World Congress of Cardiology, Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Pages: 263-263, ISSN: 0195-668X
Bhatt DL, Steg PG, Mehta SR, et al., 2019, Ticagrelor in patients with diabetes and stable coronary artery disease with a history of previous percutaneous coronary intervention (THEMIS-PCI): a phase 3, placebo-controlled, randomised trial., The Lancet, Vol: 394, Pages: 1169-1180, ISSN: 0140-6736
BACKGROUND: Patients with stable coronary artery disease and diabetes with previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), particularly those with previous stenting, are at high risk of ischaemic events. These patients are generally treated with aspirin. In this trial, we aimed to investigate if these patients would benefit from treatment with aspirin plus ticagrelor. METHODS: The Effect of Ticagrelor on Health Outcomes in diabEtes Mellitus patients Intervention Study (THEMIS) was a phase 3 randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, done in 1315 sites in 42 countries. Patients were eligible if 50 years or older, with type 2 diabetes, receiving anti-hyperglycaemic drugs for at least 6 months, with stable coronary artery disease, and one of three other mutually non-exclusive criteria: a history of previous PCI or of coronary artery bypass grafting, or documentation of angiographic stenosis of 50% or more in at least one coronary artery. Eligible patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to either ticagrelor or placebo, by use of an interactive voice-response or web-response system. The THEMIS-PCI trial comprised a prespecified subgroup of patients with previous PCI. The primary efficacy outcome was a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke (measured in the intention-to-treat population). FINDINGS: Between Feb 17, 2014, and May 24, 2016, 11 154 patients (58% of the overall THEMIS trial) with a history of previous PCI were enrolled in the THEMIS-PCI trial. Median follow-up was 3·3 years (IQR 2·8-3·8). In the previous PCI group, fewer patients receiving ticagrelor had a primary efficacy outcome event than in the placebo group (404 [7·3%] of 5558 vs 480 [8·6%] of 5596; HR 0·85 [95% CI 0·74-0·97], p=0·013). The same effect was not observed in patients without PCI (p=0·76, pinteraction=0·16). The proportion of patients with cardiovascular death was similar in b
Ray KK, Stoekenbroek RM, Kallend D, et al., 2019, Effect of 1 or 2 doses of inclisiran on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels: one-year follow-up of the ORION-1 randomized clinical trial, JAMA Cardiology, Vol: 4, Pages: 1067-1075, ISSN: 2380-6583
Importance: Sustained reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) with lipid-lowering therapies that require frequent dosing are reliant on patient adherence, and poor adherence is associated with worse clinical outcomes. Objective: To determine whether inclisiran, a small interfering RNA, reduces mean LDL-C exposure with an infrequent dosing regimen. Design, Setting, and Participants: Prespecified analysis of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter phase 2 clinical trial. Participants were followed up monthly for LDL-C levels and proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) measurements as well as safety until their LDL-C levels had returned to within 20% of their change from baseline (maximum 360 days). The study included patients with elevated LDL-C despite maximally tolerated statin therapy. Data were analyzed between January 11, 2016, and June 7, 2017. Interventions: One dose (200, 300, or 500 mg on day 1) or 2 doses (100, 200, or 300 mg on days 1 and 90) of inclisiran sodium or placebo. Main Outcomes and Measures: Duration of time to return to within 20% of change from baseline for LDL-C levels and time-averaged LDL-C reductions over 1 year. Results: At baseline, among the 501 participants, 65% were men (n = 326 of 501), mean age was 63 years, 6% had familial hypercholesterolemia (n = 28 of 501), and 69% had established ASCVD (n = 347 of 501). Baseline LDL-C was 128 mg/dL among 501 randomized participants. The percentage of participants who were followed up to day 360 because their LDL-C levels had not returned to within 20% of their change from baseline ranged from 48.3% to 65.0% for those receiving a single dose and between 55.9% and 83.1% of those receiving 2 doses, with similar effects observed for PCSK9. Time-averaged reduction in LDL-C levels over 1 year after a single dose ranged from 29.5% to 38.7% (P < .001 between groups) and from 29.9% to 46.4% (P&th
Jukema JW, Szarek M, Zijlstra LE, et al., 2019, Alirocumab in Patients With Polyvascular Disease and Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Trial, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, Vol: 74, Pages: 1167-1176, ISSN: 0735-1097
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Goodman SG, Aylward PE, Szarek M, et al., 2019, Effects of Alirocumab on Cardiovascular Events After Coronary Bypass Surgery, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, Vol: 74, Pages: 1177-1186, ISSN: 0735-1097
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Ference BA, Bhatt DL, Catapano AL, et al., 2019, Association of genetic variants related to combined exposure to lower low-density lipoproteins and lower systolic blood pressure with lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol: 322, Pages: 1381-1391, ISSN: 0098-7484
Importance: The relationship between exposure to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) with the risk of cardiovascular disease has not been reliably quantified. Objective: To assess the association of lifetime exposure to the combination of both lower LDL-C and lower SBP with the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease. Design, Setting, and Participants: Among 438 952 participants enrolled in the UK Biobank between 2006 and 2010 and followed up through 2018, genetic LDL-C and SBP scores were used as instruments to divide participants into groups with lifetime exposure to lower LDL-C, lower SBP, or both. Differences in plasma LDL-C, SBP, and cardiovascular event rates between the groups were compared to estimate associations with lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease. Exposures: Differences in plasma LDL-C and SBP compared with participants with both genetic scores below the median. Genetic risk scores higher than the median were associated with lower LDL-C and lower SBP. Main Outcomes and Measures: Odds ratio (OR) for major coronary events, defined as coronary death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or coronary revascularization. Results: The mean age of the 438 952 participants was 65.2 years (range, 40.4-80.0 years), 54.1% were women, and 24 980 experienced a first major coronary event. Compared with the reference group, participants with LDL-C genetic scores higher than the median had 14.7-mg/dL lower LDL-C levels and an OR of 0.73 for major coronary events (95% CI, 0.70-0.75; P < .001). Participants with SBP genetic scores higher than the median had 2.9-mm Hg lower SBP and an OR of 0.82 for major coronary events (95% CI, 0.79-0.85, P < .001). Participants in the group with both genetic scores higher than the median had 13.9-mg/dL lower LDL-C, 3.1-mm Hg lower SBP, and an OR of 0.61 for major coronary events (95% CI, 0.59-0.64; P < .001). In a 4 ×&t
Najam O, Ray KK, 2019, Lp(a) and cardiovascular disease—Has the phoenix finally risen from the ashes?, European Heart Journal, Vol: 40, Pages: 2771-2774, ISSN: 1522-9645
White HD, Steg PG, Szarek M, et al., 2019, Effects of alirocumab on types of myocardial infarction: insights from the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial, European Heart Journal, Vol: 40, Pages: 2801-2809, ISSN: 0195-668X
Aims The third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (MI) Task Force classified MIs into five types: Type 1, spontaneous; Type 2, related to oxygen supply/demand imbalance; Type 3, fatal without ascertainment of cardiac biomarkers; Type 4, related to percutaneous coronary intervention; and Type 5, related to coronary artery bypass surgery. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction with statins and proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors reduces risk of MI, but less is known about effects on types of MI. ODYSSEY OUTCOMES compared the PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab with placebo in 18 924 patients with recent acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and elevated LDL-C (≥1.8 mmol/L) despite intensive statin therapy. In a pre-specified analysis, we assessed the effects of alirocumab on types of MI.Methods and results Median follow-up was 2.8 years. Myocardial infarction types were prospectively adjudicated and classified. Of 1860 total MIs, 1223 (65.8%) were adjudicated as Type 1, 386 (20.8%) as Type 2, and 244 (13.1%) as Type 4. Few events were Type 3 (n = 2) or Type 5 (n = 5). Alirocumab reduced first MIs [hazard ratio (HR) 0.85, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.77–0.95; P = 0.003], with reductions in both Type 1 (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.77–0.99; P = 0.032) and Type 2 (0.77, 0.61–0.97; P = 0.025), but not Type 4 MI.Conclusion After ACS, alirocumab added to intensive statin therapy favourably impacted on Type 1 and 2 MIs. The data indicate for the first time that a lipid-lowering therapy can attenuate the risk of Type 2 MI. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction below levels achievable with statins is an effective preventive strategy for both MI types.
Ray KK, Vallejo-Vaz AJ, Ginsberg HN, et al., 2019, Lipoprotein(a) reductions from PCSK9 inhibition and major adverse cardiovascular events: Pooled analysis of alirocumab phase 3 trials, Atherosclerosis, Vol: 288, Pages: 194-202, ISSN: 0021-9150
Background and aims: Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels are considered a causal factor for cardiovascular disease. In phase 3 ODYSSEY trials, alirocumab reduced levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and Lp(a), with concomitant reductions in the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). We assessed whether lower on-study and greater percentage reductions in Lp(a) are associated with a lower risk of MACE. Methods: Post-hoc analysis of data pooled from 10 phase 3 ODYSSEY trials comparing alirocumab with control (placebo or ezetimibe) in patients (n = 4983) with cardiovascular disease and/or risk factors, and hypercholesterolemia despite statin/other lipid-lowering therapies. Results: Median (Q1, Q3) baseline Lp(a) levels were 23.5 (8.0, 67.0) mg/dL. Median Lp(a) changes from baseline with alirocumab were −25.6% vs. −2.5% with placebo (absolute reductions 6.8 vs. 0.5 mg/dL) in placebo-controlled trials, and −21.4% vs. 0.0% with ezetimibe (4.5 vs. 0.0 mg/dL) in ezetimibe-controlled trials. During follow-up (6699 patient-years), 104 patients experienced MACE. A 12% relative risk reduction in MACE per 25% reduction in Lp(a) (p=0.0254) was no longer significant after adjustment for LDL-C changes: hazard ratio per 25% reduction: 0.89 (95% confidence interval, 0.79–1.01; p=0.0780). In subgroup analysis, the association between Lp(a) reduction and MACE remained significant in a fully adjusted model among participants with baseline Lp(a) ≥50 mg/dL (p-interaction vs. Lp(a) < 50 mg/dL: 0.0549). Conclusions: In this population, Lp(a) reductions were not significantly associated with MACE independently of LDL-C reductions. Reducing the risk of MACE by targeting Lp(a) may require greater reductions in Lp(a) with more potent therapies and/or higher initial Lp(a) levels.
Vallejo-Vaz AJ, Ray KK, Ginsberg HN, et al., 2019, Associations between lower levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular events in very high-risk patients: Pooled analysis of nine ODYSSEY trials of alirocumab versus control., Atherosclerosis, Vol: 288, Pages: 85-93, ISSN: 0021-9150
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Guidelines recommend high-intensity statins for patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Subgroups with comorbidities that increase cardiovascular risk, such as diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD) or polyvascular disease (PoVD), may derive greater absolute benefit from addition of non-statin therapies. We assessed the relationship between lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) risk reduction during alirocumab phase III ODYSSEY trials among these subgroups. METHODS: Patient data were pooled from nine trials comparing alirocumab with control (placebo/ezetimibe), predominantly on background maximally tolerated statin. Patients with baseline ASCVD were stratified into subgroups with DM, CKD or PoVD, or without comorbidities, and between-group relative and absolute benefits were compared. RESULTS: Among 3505 patients with ASCVD, 1573 had no comorbidities, 981 had DM, 660 had CKD and 943 had PoVD, with overlap between comorbidities; mean baseline LDL-C levels were 119 (ASCVD overall), 123, 117, 114 and 113 mg/dL, respectively. Overall, each 39 mg/dL lower on-study LDL-C was associated with a 25% lower MACE risk, hazard ratio 0.75 (95% confidence interval, 0.62-0.90, p = 0.0023), with a similar lower risk observed in each very high-risk subgroup (DM, CKD or PoVD; 30-35%) but not in the subgroup without these comorbidities (9%). Absolute benefits were greater for very high-risk subgroups; lowering LDL-C from 120 to 40 mg/dL would result in 2.76-4.35 fewer MACE/100 patient-years versus 0.3 for no comorbidities. CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with ASCVD and mean baseline LDL-C >100 mg/dL, patients with DM, CKD or PoVD appeared to derive greater absolute cardiovascular benefits from further LDL-C reduction than those without.
Ray KK, Corral P, Morales E, et al., 2019, Pharmacological lipid-modification therapies for prevention of ischaemic heart disease: current and future options, The Lancet, Vol: 394, Pages: 697-708, ISSN: 0140-6736
Atherosclerosis and its clinical manifestation as ischaemic heart disease remains a considerable health burden. Given that many factors contribute to ischaemic heart disease, a multifactorial approach to prevention is recommended, starting with lifestyle advice, smoking cessation, and control of known cardiovascular risk factors, such as blood pressure and lipids. Within the lipid profile, the principal target is lowering LDL cholesterol, firstly with lifestyle interventions and subsequently with pharmacological therapy. Statins are the recommended first-line pharmacological treatment. Some individuals might require further lowering of LDL cholesterol or be unable to tolerate statins. Additional therapies targeting different pathways in cholesterol metabolism are now available, ranging from small molecules taken orally, to injectable therapies. Examples include ezetimibe, which targets Niemann-Pick C1-like protein, and monoclonal antibodies that target PCSK9. Phase 3 trials have also been completed for bempedoic acid (targeting ATP-citrate lyase) and inclisiran (an interference RNA-based therapeutic targeting hepatic PCSK9 synthesis). In addition to LDL cholesterol, mendelian randomisation studies support a causal role for lipoprotein(a) and triglycerides in ischaemic heart disease. In this Series paper, we appraise currently available and emerging therapies for lowering LDL cholesterol, lipoprotein(a), and triglycerides for prevention of ischaemic heart disease.
Ray KK, Colhoun HM, Szarek M, et al., 2019, Effects of alirocumab on cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes after acute coronary syndrome in patients with or without diabetes: a prespecified analysis of the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES randomised controlled trial, Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, Vol: 7, Pages: 618-628, ISSN: 2213-8595
BackgroundAfter acute coronary syndrome, diabetes conveys an excess risk of ischaemic cardiovascular events. A reduction in mean LDL cholesterol to 1·4–1·8 mmol/L with ezetimibe or statins reduces cardiovascular events in patients with an acute coronary syndrome and diabetes. However, the efficacy and safety of further reduction in LDL cholesterol with an inhibitor of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) after acute coronary syndrome is unknown. We aimed to explore this issue in a prespecified analysis of the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES trial of the PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab, assessing its effects on cardiovascular outcomes by baseline glycaemic status, while also assessing its effects on glycaemic measures including risk of new-onset diabetes.MethodsODYSSEY OUTCOMES was a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, done at 1315 sites in 57 countries, that compared alirocumab with placebo in patients who had been admitted to hospital with an acute coronary syndrome (myocardial infarction or unstable angina) 1–12 months before randomisation and who had raised concentrations of atherogenic lipoproteins despite use of high-intensity statins. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive alirocumab or placebo every 2 weeks; randomisation was stratified by country and was done centrally with an interactive voice-response or web-response system. Alirocumab was titrated to target LDL cholesterol concentrations of 0·65–1·30 mmol/L. In this prespecified analysis, we investigated the effect of alirocumab on cardiovascular events by glycaemic status at baseline (diabetes, prediabetes, or normoglycaemia)—defined on the basis of patient history, review of medical records, or baseline HbA1c or fasting serum glucose—and risk of new-onset diabetes among those without diabetes at baseline. The primary endpoint was a composite of death from coronary heart disease, non-fatal myocardial infarction, fatal or non
Ray K, Pillas D, Khunti K, et al., 2019, PREMATURE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG DIAGNOSED AND POTENTIALLY UNDIAGNOSED FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA PATIENTS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF OVER 1.7 MILLION HEALTH RECORDS, 87th Congress of the European-Atherosclerosis-Society (EAS), Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, Pages: E15-E15, ISSN: 0021-9150
Vallejo-Vaz AJ, Packard CJ, Ference BA, et al., 2019, LDL-C LOWERING AMONG PATIENTS WITH LDL-C ABOVE 4.9 MMOL/L AND FEATURES SUGGESTING A GENETIC VULNERABILITY TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: ANALYSES FROM THE 4S TRIAL, 87th Congress of the European-Atherosclerosis-Society (EAS), Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, Pages: E6-E6, ISSN: 0021-9150
Ballantyne C, Laufs U, Ray KK, et al., 2019, EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BEMPEDOIC ACID plus EZETIMIBE FIXED-DOSE COMBINATION IN PATIENTS AT HIGH CVD RISK AND WITH ELEVATED LDL-C RECEIVING MAXIMALLY TOLERATED STATIN THERAPY, 87th Congress of the European-Atherosclerosis-Society (EAS), Publisher: ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, Pages: E7-E8, ISSN: 0021-9150
Steg PG, Szarek M, Bhatt DL, et al., 2019, Effect of alirocumab on mortality after acute coronary syndromes. An analysis of the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES randomized clinical trial, Circulation, Vol: 140, Pages: 103-112, ISSN: 0009-7322
Background:Previous trials of PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9) inhibitors demonstrated reductions in major adverse cardiovascular events, but not death. We assessed the effects of alirocumab on death after index acute coronary syndrome.Methods:ODYSSEY OUTCOMES (Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab) was a double-blind, randomized comparison of alirocumab or placebo in 18 924 patients who had an ACS 1 to 12 months previously and elevated atherogenic lipoproteins despite intensive statin therapy. Alirocumab dose was blindly titrated to target achieved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) between 25 and 50 mg/dL. We examined the effects of treatment on all-cause death and its components, cardiovascular and noncardiovascular death, with log-rank testing. Joint semiparametric models tested associations between nonfatal cardiovascular events and cardiovascular or noncardiovascular death.Results:Median follow-up was 2.8 years. Death occurred in 334 (3.5%) and 392 (4.1%) patients, respectively, in the alirocumab and placebo groups (hazard ratio [HR], 0.85; 95% CI, 0.73 to 0.98; P=0.03, nominal P value). This resulted from nonsignificantly fewer cardiovascular (240 [2.5%] vs 271 [2.9%]; HR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.74 to 1.05; P=0.15) and noncardiovascular (94 [1.0%] vs 121 [1.3%]; HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.59 to 1.01; P=0.06) deaths with alirocumab. In a prespecified analysis of 8242 patients eligible for ≥3 years follow-up, alirocumab reduced death (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.65 to 0.94; P=0.01). Patients with nonfatal cardiovascular events were at increased risk for cardiovascular and noncardiovascular deaths (P<0.0001 for the associations). Alirocumab reduced total nonfatal cardiovascular events (P<0.001) and thereby may have attenuated the number of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular deaths. A post hoc analysis found that, compared to patients with lower LDL-C, patients with baseline LDL-
Pérez de Isla L, Ray KK, Watts GF, et al., 2019, Potential utility of the SAFEHEART risk equation for rationalising the use of PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, Atherosclerosis, Vol: 286, Pages: 40-45, ISSN: 0021-9150
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) may require proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) mAb as add-on therapy to achieve LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) goals. However, the current cost of these therapies means that choosing suitable patients is based on consensus or clinical judgement rather than a quantitative risk assessment. We used the SAFEHEART Risk Equation (RE) to estimate the number needed to treat (NNT) at different risk thresholds and baseline LDL-C to identify those FH patients more likely to derive the greatest benefit from PCSK9 mAb. METHODS: Five-year event rates were calculated using the SAFEHEART-RE for every patient, overall and across LDL-C strata. A 60% reduction of LDL-C after theoretical treatment with PCSK9 mAb was assumed. Individual absolute risk simulating the effects of PCSK9 inhibition was calculated using the SAFEHEART-RE and, in a similar way, by using the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaboration criteria. Absolute risk reduction and NNTs were calculated. RESULTS: Of the total SAFEHEART population, 2,153 were FH cases aged 18 years or older, on maximum tolerated lipid lowering treatment. NNTs were dependent of both baseline predicted risk and baseline LDL-C level ranging from 44 to 17 for those with 5-year risk of ≥1 to ≥5. The smallest NNT (12) was observed among those with 5-year risk of ≥5% and LDL-C ≥160 mg/dl. Using the CTT criteria produced similar results. CONCLUSIONS: The SAFEHEART-RE may provide a useful quantitative tool for rationalising the selection of FH patients who might derive greater absolute benefits from PCSK9 mAb.
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