Prevention & lipidsRandomised controlled trial

Angiopoietin-Like 3 Antibody Therapy in Patients With Suboptimally Controlled Hyperlipidemia

J Am Coll CardiolPublished

  • Randomised controlled trial
  • multicentre
  • double-blind
  • placebo-controlled
  • dose-escalation
  • phase 2

16-week treatment period, then extension treatment (36 weeks Q4W, 40 weeks Q8W) and safety follow-up

Authors' conclusion

Based on standard lipid-lowering therapy, ANGPTL-3 inhibition with SHR-1918 further reduces LDL-C by 21.7% to 29.9% in patients at moderate or higher risk of ASCVD. These additional reductions are both dose and dosing frequency dependent.

Study context

Population
Patients at moderate or higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) with hypercholesterolaemia not at optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) after 4 to 8 weeks of standard lipid-lowering therapy8 dose cohorts, 4:1 active/placebo
Participants
333 patients
Comparison
SHR-1918 vs placebo
Primary endpoint
Percentage change from baseline in LDL-C (prespecified)

Primary result

As reported in the abstract

Percentage LDL-C lowering vs placebo

Percentage LDL-C lowering

150 mg Q4W
21.7%
300 mg Q4W
27.3%
600 mg Q4W
29.9%
600 mg Q8W
22.5%

Further findings

Triglyceride (TG), non-HDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A1, LDL-C target achievement

SHR-1918 substantially reduced TG, non-HDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein A1, with better achievement of LDL-C targets

Safety

Tolerability

SHR-1918 was generally well-tolerated

Original publication

Angiopoietin-Like 3 Antibody Therapy in Patients With Suboptimally Controlled Hyperlipidemia. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 31 March 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.008

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it