Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome

ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators; Pierluigi Tricoci; Matthew T Roe; Kenneth W Mahaffey; Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen; Bent Raungaard; Peter Clemmensen; Lia E Bang; Ole May; Morten Bøttcher; Jens Dahlgaard Hove; Lars Frost; Gunnar Hilmar Gislason; John Larsen; Peter Betton Johansen; Flemming Hald; Jørgen Jeppesen; Tonny Nielsen; Kjeld S. Kristensen; Piotr Maria Walichiewicz; Jens D Lomholdt; Ib C Klausen; Peter Kaiser Nielsen; Flemming Davidsen; Lars Videbaek; Cecile Gache; Emmy Badreddine; Mhamed Bekkouche

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Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome

ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators, Pierluigi Tricoci, Matthew T Roe, Kenneth W Mahaffey, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen, Bent Raungaard, Peter Clemmensen, Lia E Bang, Ole May, Morten Bøttcher, Jens Dahlgaard Hove, Lars Frost, Gunnar Hilmar Gislason, John Larsen, Peter Betton Johansen, Flemming Hald, Jørgen Jeppesen, Tonny Nielsen, Kjeld S. Kristensen, Piotr Maria WalichiewiczJens D Lomholdt, Ib C Klausen, Peter Kaiser Nielsen, Flemming Davidsen, Lars Videbaek, Cecile Gache, Emmy Badreddine, Mhamed Bekkouche

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BACKGROUND Patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome are at high risk for recurrent ischemic cardiovascular events. We sought to determine whether alirocumab, a human monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9), would improve cardiovascular outcomes after an acute coronary syndrome in patients receiving high-intensity statin therapy. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 18,924 patients who had an acute coronary syndrome 1 to 12 months earlier, had a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of at least 70 mg per deciliter (1.8 mmol per liter), a non-highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol level of at least 100 mg per deciliter (2.6 mmol per liter), or an apolipoprotein B level of at least 80 mg per deciliter, and were receiving statin therapy at a high-intensity dose or at the maximum tolerated dose. Patients were randomly assigned to receive alirocumab subcutaneously at a dose of 75 mg (9462 patients) or matching placebo (9462 patients) every 2 weeks. The dose of alirocumab was adjusted under blinded conditions to target an LDL cholesterol level of 25 to 50 mg per deciliter (0.6 to 1.3 mmol per liter). The primary end point was a composite of death from coronary heart disease, nonfatal myocardial infarction, fatal or nonfatal ischemic stroke, or unstable angina requiring hospitalization. RESULTS The median duration of follow-up was 2.8 years. A composite primary end-point event occurred in 903 patients (9.5%) in the alirocumab group and in 1052 patients (11.1%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.78 to 0.93; P<0.001). A total of 334 patients (3.5%) in the alirocumab group and 392 patients (4.1%) in the placebo group died (hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.73 to 0.98). The absolute benefit of alirocumab with respect to the composite primary end point was greater among patients who had a baseline LDL cholesterol level of 100 mg or more per deciliter than among patients who had a lower baseline level. The incidence of adverse events was similar in the two groups, with the exception of local injection-site reactions (3.8% in the alirocumab group vs. 2.1% in the placebo group). CONCLUSIONS Among patients who had a previous acute coronary syndrome and who were receiving highintensity statin therapy, the risk of recurrent ischemic cardiovascular events was lower among those who received alirocumab than among those who received placebo.

Original language	English
Journal	The New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	379
Issue number	22
Pages (from-to)	2097-2107
ISSN	0028-4793
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1801174
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2018

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Acute Coronary Syndrome/blood
Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects
Anticholesteremic Agents/adverse effects
Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology
Cholesterol, LDL/blood
Double-Blind Method
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia/complications
Male
Middle Aged
Proprotein Convertase 9/antagonists & inhibitors

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ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators, Tricoci, P., Roe, M. T., Mahaffey, K. W., Poulsen, S. H., Raungaard, B., Clemmensen, P., Bang, L. E., May, O., Bøttcher, M., Hove, J. D., Frost, L., Gislason, G. H., Larsen, J., Johansen, P. B., Hald, F., Jeppesen, J., Nielsen, T., Kristensen, K. S., ... Bekkouche , M. (2018). Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome. The New England Journal of Medicine, 379(22), 2097-2107. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1801174

ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators, Tricoci, P, Roe, MT, Mahaffey, KW, Poulsen, SH, Raungaard, B, Clemmensen, P, Bang, LE, May, O, Bøttcher, M, Hove, JD, Frost, L, Gislason, GH, Larsen, J, Johansen, PB, Hald, F, Jeppesen, J, Nielsen, T, Kristensen, KS, Walichiewicz, PM, Lomholdt, JD, Klausen, IC, Nielsen, PK, Davidsen, F, Videbaek, L, Gache, C, Badreddine, E & Bekkouche , M 2018, 'Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome', The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 379, no. 22, pp. 2097-2107. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1801174

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AU - Roe, Matthew T

AU - Mahaffey, Kenneth W

AU - Poulsen, Steen Hvitfeldt

AU - Raungaard, Bent

AU - Clemmensen, Peter

AU - Bang, Lia E

AU - May, Ole

AU - Bøttcher, Morten

AU - Hove, Jens Dahlgaard

AU - Frost, Lars

AU - Gislason, Gunnar Hilmar

AU - Larsen, John

AU - Johansen, Peter Betton

AU - Hald, Flemming

AU - Jeppesen, Jørgen

AU - Nielsen, Tonny

AU - Kristensen, Kjeld S.

AU - Walichiewicz, Piotr Maria

AU - Lomholdt, Jens D

AU - Klausen, Ib C

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AU - Davidsen, Flemming

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N2 - BACKGROUND Patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome are at high risk for recurrent ischemic cardiovascular events. We sought to determine whether alirocumab, a human monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9), would improve cardiovascular outcomes after an acute coronary syndrome in patients receiving high-intensity statin therapy. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 18,924 patients who had an acute coronary syndrome 1 to 12 months earlier, had a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of at least 70 mg per deciliter (1.8 mmol per liter), a non-highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol level of at least 100 mg per deciliter (2.6 mmol per liter), or an apolipoprotein B level of at least 80 mg per deciliter, and were receiving statin therapy at a high-intensity dose or at the maximum tolerated dose. Patients were randomly assigned to receive alirocumab subcutaneously at a dose of 75 mg (9462 patients) or matching placebo (9462 patients) every 2 weeks. The dose of alirocumab was adjusted under blinded conditions to target an LDL cholesterol level of 25 to 50 mg per deciliter (0.6 to 1.3 mmol per liter). The primary end point was a composite of death from coronary heart disease, nonfatal myocardial infarction, fatal or nonfatal ischemic stroke, or unstable angina requiring hospitalization. RESULTS The median duration of follow-up was 2.8 years. A composite primary end-point event occurred in 903 patients (9.5%) in the alirocumab group and in 1052 patients (11.1%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.78 to 0.93; P<0.001). A total of 334 patients (3.5%) in the alirocumab group and 392 patients (4.1%) in the placebo group died (hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.73 to 0.98). The absolute benefit of alirocumab with respect to the composite primary end point was greater among patients who had a baseline LDL cholesterol level of 100 mg or more per deciliter than among patients who had a lower baseline level. The incidence of adverse events was similar in the two groups, with the exception of local injection-site reactions (3.8% in the alirocumab group vs. 2.1% in the placebo group). CONCLUSIONS Among patients who had a previous acute coronary syndrome and who were receiving highintensity statin therapy, the risk of recurrent ischemic cardiovascular events was lower among those who received alirocumab than among those who received placebo.

AB - BACKGROUND Patients who have had an acute coronary syndrome are at high risk for recurrent ischemic cardiovascular events. We sought to determine whether alirocumab, a human monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9), would improve cardiovascular outcomes after an acute coronary syndrome in patients receiving high-intensity statin therapy. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving 18,924 patients who had an acute coronary syndrome 1 to 12 months earlier, had a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of at least 70 mg per deciliter (1.8 mmol per liter), a non-highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol level of at least 100 mg per deciliter (2.6 mmol per liter), or an apolipoprotein B level of at least 80 mg per deciliter, and were receiving statin therapy at a high-intensity dose or at the maximum tolerated dose. Patients were randomly assigned to receive alirocumab subcutaneously at a dose of 75 mg (9462 patients) or matching placebo (9462 patients) every 2 weeks. The dose of alirocumab was adjusted under blinded conditions to target an LDL cholesterol level of 25 to 50 mg per deciliter (0.6 to 1.3 mmol per liter). The primary end point was a composite of death from coronary heart disease, nonfatal myocardial infarction, fatal or nonfatal ischemic stroke, or unstable angina requiring hospitalization. RESULTS The median duration of follow-up was 2.8 years. A composite primary end-point event occurred in 903 patients (9.5%) in the alirocumab group and in 1052 patients (11.1%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.78 to 0.93; P<0.001). A total of 334 patients (3.5%) in the alirocumab group and 392 patients (4.1%) in the placebo group died (hazard ratio, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.73 to 0.98). The absolute benefit of alirocumab with respect to the composite primary end point was greater among patients who had a baseline LDL cholesterol level of 100 mg or more per deciliter than among patients who had a lower baseline level. The incidence of adverse events was similar in the two groups, with the exception of local injection-site reactions (3.8% in the alirocumab group vs. 2.1% in the placebo group). CONCLUSIONS Among patients who had a previous acute coronary syndrome and who were receiving highintensity statin therapy, the risk of recurrent ischemic cardiovascular events was lower among those who received alirocumab than among those who received placebo.

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KW - Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology

KW - Cholesterol, LDL/blood

KW - Double-Blind Method

KW - Female

KW - Follow-Up Studies

KW - Humans

KW - Hypercholesterolemia/complications

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

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Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome

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