Efficacy and Safety of Lomitapide in Japanese Patients With HoFH on Concurrent Lipid-Lowering Therapy
A Phase 3, Single-Arm, Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lomitapide in Japanese Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) on Concurrent Lipid-Lowering Therapy
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lomitapide in Japanese Patients with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) on Concurrent Lipid-Lowering Therapy.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_3
Started Apr 2014
6 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 2, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 23, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 24, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 3, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 17, 2015
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
October 10, 2018
CompletedOctober 10, 2018
February 1, 2018
1 year
June 23, 2014
February 9, 2018
February 21, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Percent Change in LDL-C
Mean percent change from baseline
Baseline to Week 26
Secondary Outcomes (9)
Change in Total Cholesterol
Baseline to Week 56
Change in Apo B
Baseline to Week 56
Change in Triglycerides
Baseline to Week 56
Change in Non-HDL-C
Baseline to Week 56
Change in VLDL-C
Baseline to Week 56
- +4 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (1)
lomitapide
EXPERIMENTALMaximum tolerated dose of lomitapide (up to 60mg/day) in addition to existing lipid lowering therapy including plasmapheresis or lipid apheresis.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Japanese male and female patients aged ≥ 18 years of age who are receiving maximally tolerated, stable, lipid-lowering therapy
- Diagnosis of functional HoFH
- Body weight ≥ 40 kg and \< 136 kg
- Negative pregnancy test at screening
You may not qualify if:
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- History of chronic renal insufficiency
- History of biopsy proven cirrhosis or abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) at screening
- Any major surgical procedure occurring \< 3 months prior to the screening visit
- Cardiac insufficiency
- Previous organ transplantation
- History of a non-skin malignancy within the previous 3 years
- Patients who are not able to limit their alcohol intake
- Participation in an investigational drug study within 6 weeks prior to the screening visit
- Known significant gastrointestinal bowel disease
- Nursing mothers
- Serious or unstable medical or psychological conditions
- Requirement for certain prohibited medications known to be potentially hepatotoxic
- Use of strong or moderate inhibitors of CYP3A4
- Use of simvastatin at doses \>10 mg per day
- +1 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (6)
Unknown Facility
Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-8522, Japan
Unknown Facility
Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, 920-8641, Japan
Unknown Facility
Osakashi, Osaka, 530-00001, Japan
Unknown Facility
Suita-shi, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan
Unknown Facility
Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-1142, Japan
Unknown Facility
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Alison Long, MD - VP Clinical
- Organization
- Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mariko Harada-Shiba, M.D., Ph.D.
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 23, 2014
First Posted
June 24, 2014
Study Start
April 2, 2014
Primary Completion
April 3, 2015
Study Completion
December 17, 2015
Last Updated
October 10, 2018
Results First Posted
October 10, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-02