This study is researching an experimental drug called alirocumab, referred to as "study drug". In the United States, alirocumab is approved for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia (high blood cholesterol levels). The aim of the study is to see how safe and effective alirocumab is when given weekly to adult participants who have hypercholesterolemia. The study is looking at several other research questions, including: * What side effects may happen from taking the study drug once a week * How much study drug is in the blood at different times
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
420
Administered per the protocol
Percent change in LDL-C
Time frame: From Baseline through Week 12
Number of participants meeting up-titration of dose of alirocumab
Time frame: Week 12 through Week 24
Concentrations of total alirocumab in serum
Time frame: Through Week 32
Concentrations of free Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin type 9 (PCSK9) in serum
Time frame: Through Week 32
Percent change in LDL-C
Time frame: From Baseline through Week 24
Percent change in total cholesterol
Time frame: From Baseline through Week 24
Percent change in non-High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol (HDL-C)
Time frame: From Baseline through Week 24
Percent change in HDL-C
Time frame: From Baseline through Week 24
Percent change in triglycerides
Time frame: From Baseline through Week 24
Percent change in Apolipoprotein B (ApoB)
Time frame: From Baseline through Week 24
Occurrence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Time frame: Through Week 32
Severity of TEAEs
Time frame: Through Week 32
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