Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Inclisiran in Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia : Results From the ORION-5 Randomized Clinical Trial

BACKGROUND: Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disease characterized by extremely high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and a high risk of premature cardiovascular events. The proof-of-concept study ORION-2 (A Study of Inclisiran in Participants With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia) showed that inclisiran, a small interfering RNA that prevents production of the hepatic PCSK9 protein (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9), could lead to durable reductions in LDL-C levels when added to statins and ezetimibe in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

METHODS: ORION-5 was a phase 3, 2-part, multicenter study in 56 patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and elevated LDL-C levels despite maximum tolerated doses of LDL-C-lowering therapies with or without lipoprotein apheresis. Patients eligible for part 1 (double-blind, 6 months) were randomized 2:1 to receive either 300 mg of inclisiran sodium (equivalent to 284 mg of inclisiran) or placebo. Placebo-treated patients from part 1 were transitioned to inclisiran in part 2 (open-label, 18 months). The primary end point was the percentage change in LDL-C levels from baseline to day 150.

RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 42.7 years, and 60.7% were women. The mean baseline LDL-C levels were 294.0 mg/dL and 356.7 mg/dL in the inclisiran and placebo groups, respectively. The placebo-corrected percentage change in LDL-C level from baseline to day 150 was -1.68% (95% CI, -29.19% to 25.83%; P=0.90), and the difference was not statistically significant between the inclisiran and placebo groups. The placebo-corrected percentage change in PCSK9 levels from baseline to day 150 was -60.6% with inclisiran treatment (P<0.0001); this was sustained throughout the study, confirming the effect of inclisiran on its biological target of PCSK9. No statistically significant differences between the inclisiran and placebo groups were observed in the levels of other lipids and lipoproteins (apolipoprotein B, total cholesterol, and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol). Adverse events and serious adverse events did not differ between the inclisiran and placebo groups throughout the study.

CONCLUSIONS: Inclisiran treatment did not reduce LDL-C levels in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia despite substantial lowering of PCSK9 levels. Inclisiran was well-tolerated, and the safety findings were consistent with previously reported studies and the overall safety profile.

REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT03851705.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Circulation. 2024 Jan 30;149(5):363-366. - PMID 38285739

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:149

Enthalten in:

Circulation - 149(2024), 5 vom: 30. Jan., Seite 354-362

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Raal, Frederick [VerfasserIn]
Durst, Ronen [VerfasserIn]
Bi, Ran [VerfasserIn]
Talloczy, Zsolt [VerfasserIn]
Maheux, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Lesogor, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Kastelein, John J P [VerfasserIn]
ORION-5 Study Investigators [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

97C5T2UQ7J
ALN-PCS
Anticholesteremic Agents
Cholesterol
Cholesterol, LDL
EC 3.4.21.-
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Journal Article
Lipoproteins, LDL
Multicenter Study
PCSK9 protein, human
Proprotein Convertase 9
RNA, Small Interfering
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Therapeutics

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Date Completed 31.01.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03851705

CommentIn: Circulation. 2024 Jan 30;149(5):363-366. - PMID 38285739

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.063460

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363429190