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Efficacy and Safety of Evolocumab in Reducing Lipids and Cardiovascular Events
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To convert the values for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.02586.† Included in this category is the number of patients who underwent randomization and received at least one dose of a study drug.‡ Patients who were enrolled in phase 2 parent trials and who agreed to participate in the extension study were enrolled in OSLER-1.§ Patients who were enrolled in phase 3 parent trials and who agreed to participate in the extension study were enrolled in OSLER-2.
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“with one agent showing benefit only among patients who had a baseline LDL cholesterol level of at least 100 mg per deciliter (2.6 mmol per liter). 12”
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“Both our trial and the SPIRE trial showed a more prominent absolute reduction in the risk of cardiovascular outcomes with PCSK9 inhibition among patients who had a baseline LDL cholesterol level of 100 mg or more per deciliter. 12”
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“In the initial trials of these drugs, the incidence of neurocognitive adverse events (including delirium, cognitive and attentional disturbances, dementia, thought and perceptual disturbances, and psychiatric disorders) was very low (<1%) but slightly higher albeit non-significantly in the treated groups compared with placebo (0.9% vs. 0.3% for evolocumab) (81) (1.2% vs. 0.5% for alirocumab) (82).”
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“However, there were little more than 100 events in these studies combined.”
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“These findings have led to the development of monoclonal antibodies to PCSK9 that produce substantial reductions in LDL cholesterol when administered alone or with a statin. 8-12”
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“Moreover, exploratory data from longer-term follow-up in phase 2 and phase 3 trials of PCSK9 inhibitors showed significant reductions in cardiovascular outcomes.9,10”
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“No major effect on HDL-C has been reported, while TGs may increase in some predisposed patients [274].”
From 2019 ESC/EAS guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk (2019) · cites this paper as [274]
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“At the top daily dose of 24 g of cholestyramine, 20 g of colestipol, or 4.5 g of colesevelam, a reduction in LDL-C of 18-25% has been observed.”
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“Proprotein convertase subtilisin/ kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors and nicotinic acid reduce Lp(a) by ≏ 30%. 115-117”
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“The efficacy at reducing LDL-C is in the range of 50-70%, independent of the presence of a background therapy (statins, ezetimibe, etc.); preliminary data from phase 3 trials suggest a reduction of CV events in line with the LDL-C reduction achieved.”
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“Recent data with PCSK9 inhibitors indicate a similar efficacy in reducing LDL-C in women vs. men. 115,116”
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“Results in studies with PCSK9 inhibitors that included post-ACS/very high-risk patients were promising 115,116 and definitive outcome studies are awaited.”
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“The efficacy at reducing LDL-C is in the range of 50e70%, independent of the presence of a background therapy (statins, ezetimibe, etc.); preliminary data from phase 3 trials suggest a reduction of CV events in line with the LDL-C reduction achieved.115,116”
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“Recent data with PCSK9 inhibitors indicate a similar efficacy in reducing LDL-C in women vs. men.115,116”
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“Combination therapy using statin and ezetimibe prevents ASCVD incidence in patients with ACS. (Evidence level 1+, recommendation level: B).”
From Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) guidelines for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases 2017 (2018) · cites this paper as [636]
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“The IMPROVE-IT study636) which enrolled ACS subjects (secondary prevention) with controlled LDL-C levels (50–100 mg/dL) under simvastatin treatment, revealed a significantly lower ASCVD incidence in the group for which ezetimibe was added on to simvastatin treatment.”
From Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) guidelines for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases 2017 (2018) · cites this paper as [636]
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“Regarding the LDL-C management target, the IMPROVE-IT636) study revealed that lowering the LDL-C level to 53.6 mg/dL using statin–ezetimibe combination therapy suppressed cardiovascular events by 6.4% more than the group that had their LDL-C level controlled at 69.5 mg/dL with statins only.”
From Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) guidelines for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases 2017 (2018) · cites this paper as [636]
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“(10,11).These agents dramatically reduce LDL-C levels over and above statin therapy, with favorable short-term outcomes data up to 18 months (11,12).”
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- Authors
- Sabatine, M. S., Giugliano, R. P., Wiviott, S. D., Raal, F. J., Blom, D. J., Robinson, J., Ballantyne, C. M., Somaratne, R., Legg, J., Wasserman, S. M., Scott, R., Koren, M. J., & Stein, E. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Iowa (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Houston Methodist (US)
- Amgen (United States) (US)
- Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2015-04-16
- Volume
- 372
- Issue
- 16
- Pages
- 1500-1509
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W4238580056
- Semantic Scholar
- 3a2aa2d61647c779adc7c8fa42c75fb373940128
- Cited by
- 1,509
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 44 · 2025: 54 · 2024: 71 · 2023: 73 · 2022: 88 · 2021: 91 · 2020: 104 · 2019: 148 · 2018: 152 · 2017: 261 · 2016: 277 · 2015: 141
- FWCI
- 279.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Keywords
- evolocumab, PCSK9 inhibitors, LDL cholesterol lowering, cardiovascular events, lipid-lowering therapy, drug efficacy, drug safety
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