The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks of subcutaneous evolocumab (AMG 145), compared with placebo, on percent change from baseline in LDL-C in adults with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
168
Administered by subcutaneous injection
d by subcutaneous injection
Percent Change From Baseline in Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 12
LDL-C was measured using ultracentrifugation.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 12
Absolute Change From Baseline in LDL-C at Week 12
LDL-C was measured using ultracentrifugation.
Time frame: Baseline and Week 12
Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) at Week 12
Time frame: Baseline and Week 12
Percent Change From Baseline in Apolipoprotein B at Week 12
Time frame: Baseline and Week 12
Percent Change From Baseline in the Total Cholesterol/HDL-C Ratio at Week 12
Time frame: Baseline and Week 12
Percent Change From Baseline in Apolipoprotein B /Apolipoprotein A-1 Ratio at Week 12
Time frame: Baseline and Week 12
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