Prevention & lipids

Inclisiran-based treatment strategy in hypercholesterolaemia: the VICTORION-difference trial

Eur Heart JPublished Randomised controlled trial

Primary result · Individual LDL-C goal achievedResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 12.09

Authors' conclusion

An inclisiran-based treatment strategy was superior to ioLLT in LDL-C goal achievement, delivering early and sustained LDL-C reduction, with fewer MRAEs in individuals with hypercholesterolaemia.

Study context

Population
Adults with hypercholesterolaemia at high or very high cardiovascular (CV) riskmean age 63.7 years
Participants
1,770 adults
Comparison
Inclisiran + individually optimized lipid-lowering therapy (ioLLT) vs placebo + ioLLT
  • Inclisirann = 898
  • ioLLTn = 872reference
Primary endpoint
Achievement of individual low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal
Follow-up
Day 90
Methodological detailsphase 4, double-blind, placebo-controlled
  • Phase 4
  • Double-blind
  • Placebo-controlled

Primary result

Individual LDL-C goal achieved

Odds ratio

12.09

P < 0.001

By group

As reported in the abstract

Secondary outcomes

Mean

OutcomeInclisiranioLLTLeast squares mean treatment differenceP value
Mean % reduction in LDL-C from baseline · Day 360−59.5%−24.3%−35.14%P < 0.001
Short Form-Brief Pain Inventory pain severity and interference scoresPain severity−0.11P = 0.039
Short Form-Brief Pain Inventory pain severity and interference scoresPain interference−0.11P = 0.029

Safety

Muscle-related adverse events (MRAEs)

OR 0.57 · P < 0.001

Muscle-related adverse events (MRAEs)

No new safety concerns identified

Original publication

Inclisiran-based treatment strategy in hypercholesterolaemia: the VICTORION-difference trial. Eur Heart J. Published 30 August 2025. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf685

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

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