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Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibition for Preventing Cardiovascular Events

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Armitage, Jane, Holmes, Michael V., Preiss, David·2019·Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) facilitates exchange of triglycerides and cholesteryl ester between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and apolipoprotein B100-containing lipoproteins. Evidence from genetic studies that variants in the CETP gene were associated with higher blood HDL cholesterol, lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and lower risk of coronary heart disease suggested that pharmacological inhibition of CETP may be beneficial. To date, 4 CETP inhibitors have entered phase 3 cardiovascular outcome trials. Torcetrapib was withdrawn due to unanticipated off-target effects that increased risk of death, and major trials of dalcetrapib and evacetrapib were terminated early for futility. In the 30,000-patient REVEAL (Randomized Evaluation of the Effects of Anacetrapib through Lipid Modification) trial, anacetrapib doubled HDL cholesterol, reduced non-HDL cholesterol by 17 mg/dl (0.44 mmol/l), and reduced major vascular events by 9% over 4 years, but anaceptrapib was found to accumulate in adipose tissue, and regulatory approval is not being sought. Therefore, despite considerable initial promise, CETP inhibition provides insufficient cardiovascular benefit for routine use.

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Authors
Armitage, J., Holmes, M. V., & Preiss, D.
Affiliations
University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
Armitage, Jane
Venue
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-02
Volume
73
Issue
4
Pages
477-487
ISSN
0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2911625798
Cited by
140
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 1
FWCI
4.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • British Heart Foundation (18/23/33512, RE/13/1/30181, FS/18/23/33512)
  • University of Oxford (RE/13/1/30181)
  • Merck Sharp and Dohme
  • Medical Research Council (13/1/30181, RE/13/1/30181)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Paraoxonase enzyme and polymorphisms
Keywords
cholesteryl ester transfer protein, CETP inhibitors, cardiovascular events, HDL cholesterol, anacetrapib, torcetrapib, dalcetrapib, evacetrapib, coronary artery disease, non-HDL cholesterol, cardiovascular outcome trials, drug safety, adipose tissue accumulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Anticholesteremic Agents, Cardiovascular Diseases, Humans, Cholesterol, LDL, Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic, Cholesterol Ester Transfer Proteins

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