A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Anacetrapib (MK-0859) When Added to Ongoing Statin Therapy (MK-0859-021 AM1)



Status:Completed
Conditions:High Cholesterol
Therapuetic Areas:Cardiology / Vascular Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 80
Updated:3/1/2014
Start Date:November 2012
End Date:February 2015
Contact:Toll Free Number
Phone:1-888-577-8839

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A 24-Week, Worldwide, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Tolerability of Anacetrapib When Added to Ongoing Statin Therapy With or Without Other Lipid Modifying Medication(s) in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia or Low HDL-C

This study will evaluate the effects of 2 different dose levels of anacetrapib on
low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)
in participants with hypercholesterolemia when added to an existing statin-modifying
therapy.


Inclusion Criteria:

- If female, cannot be of reproductive potential

- Have been treated with an optimal dose of statin for at least 6 weeks

- Coronary heart disease (CHD) or other atherosclerotic vascular disease with multiple
risk factors (including diabetes, metabolic syndrome) and/or high LDL-C/low HDL-C, or
needing to meet a specific LDL-C/HDL-C goal

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previously participated in a study with a cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP)
inhibitor

- Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

- Severe chronic heart failure

- Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI), coronary artery by-pass graft (CABG), unstable angina, or stroke
within 3 months

- Uncontrolled hypertension

- Uncontrolled endocrine or metabolic disease known to influence serum lipids or
lipoproteins

- Active or chronic hepatobiliary, hepatic, or gall bladder disease

- History of mental instability, drug/alcohol abuse within the past five years or major
psychiatric illness inadequately controlled and unstable

- History of ileal bypass, gastric bypass, or other significant condition associated
with malabsorption

- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive

- History of malignancy ≤5 years

- Donated blood products or has had phlebotomy of >300 mL within 8 weeks or intends to
donate 250 mL of blood products or receive blood products within the projected
duration of the study

- Currently taking medications that are potent inhibitors or inducers of cytochrome
P450 3A4 (CYP3A) (including but not limited to cyclosporine, systemic itraconazole or
ketoconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, or telithromycin, nefazodone, protease
inhibitors, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifabutin, rifampin, St John's
wort) or has discontinued treatment <3 weeks prior

- Consumes more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day

- Currently participating or has participated in a study with an investigational
compound or device within 3 months

- Receiving treatment with systemic corticosteroids or taking systemic anabolic agents
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