Patients with familial dysbetalipoproteinemia (FD) have increased triglycerides, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), beta VLDL, premature atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. They also have a delayed postprandial triglyceride and chylomicron (CM) remnant clearance. Postprandial hypertriglyceridemia is associated with increased vascular risk. Although combination therapy with statin and fibrate is recommended in the treatment of patients with FD, there is still a substantial amount of patient who do not reach their treatment target with this medication. Furthermore no information is available about the postprandial effects of adding evocolumab to standard lipid lowering therapy in FD patients.
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Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
30
Evolocumab 140 mg every 2 weeks for 12 weeks
Placebo subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks for 12 weeks
AUC (area under the curve) non-HDL-cholesterol
Time frame: 12 weeks
Fasting levels, AUC and iAUC of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and ApoB, as well as fasting non-HDL-cholesterol.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Percentage change from baseline and absolute difference in fasting and post fat load non-HDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and ApoB.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Fasting and post fat load lipoprotein (VLDL1, VLDL2, IDL, LDL, HDL) concentrations and composition (triglycerides, cholesterol, ApoB and apolipoproteins).
Time frame: 12 weeks
Post fat load ApoB 48-containing lipoprotein concentrations (chylomicrons and chylomicron remnants) and proteins involved in postprandial lipid metabolism.
Time frame: 12 weeks
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