Study of Alirocumab (REGN727/SAR236553) added-on to Rosuvastatin Versus Other Lipid Modifying Treatments (LMT) (ODYSSEY OPTIONS II)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01730053 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 21, 2012
Results First Posted : October 28, 2015
Last Update Posted : April 7, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hypercholesterolemia | Drug: Alirocumab Drug: Rosuvastatin Drug: Ezetimibe Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 305 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind Study of the Efficacy and Safety of REGN727 Added-on to Rosuvastatin Versus Ezetimibe Added-on to Rosuvastatin Versus Rosuvastatin Dose Increase in Patients Who Are Not Controlled on Rosuvastatin |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 30, 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 30, 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 31, 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Rosuvastatin 20 mg
Participants, who were receiving rosuvastatin 10 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally at baseline, received rosuvastatin 20 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally once daily (QD), placebo for alirocumab SC injection every two weeks (Q2W), and placebo for ezetimibe over-encapsulated tablet orally QD added to stable Lipid-Modifying Therapy (LMT) for 24 weeks.
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Drug: Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin over-encapsulated tablets orally.
Other Name: Crestor Drug: Placebo Placebo for alirocumab and ezetimibe. |
Active Comparator: Ezetimibe 10 mg + Rosuvastatin 10 mg
Participants, who were receiving rosuvastatin 10 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally at baseline, received ezetimibe 10 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally QD, rosuvastatin 10 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally QD, and placebo for alirocumab SC injection Q2W added to stable LMT for 24 weeks.
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Drug: Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin over-encapsulated tablets orally.
Other Name: Crestor Drug: Ezetimibe Ezetimibe over-encapsulated tablets orally.
Other Name: Ezetrol Drug: Placebo Placebo for alirocumab and ezetimibe. |
Experimental: Alirocumab 75 mg/up to 150 mg + Rosuvastatin 10 mg
Participants, who were receiving rosuvastatin 10 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally at baseline, received alirocumab 75 mg SC injection Q2W, rosuvastatin 10 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally QD, and placebo for ezetimibe over-encapsulated tablet orally QD added to stable LMT for 24 weeks. Alirocumab dose up-titrated to 150 mg Q2W from Week 12 when LDL-C levels ≥70 mg/dL (1.81 mmol/L) or ≥100 mg/dL (2.59 mmol/L) at Week 8, based on baseline disease characteristic and medical history.
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Drug: Alirocumab
Alirocumab administered as a SC injection of 1 mL into the abdomen, thigh, or outer area of the upper arm.
Other Name: REGN727/SAR236553 Drug: Rosuvastatin Rosuvastatin over-encapsulated tablets orally.
Other Name: Crestor Drug: Placebo Placebo for alirocumab and ezetimibe. |
Active Comparator: Rosuvastatin 40 mg
Participants, who were receiving rosuvastatin 20 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally at baseline, received rosuvastatin 40 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally QD, placebo for alirocumab Q2W SC injection, and placebo for ezetimibe QD over-encapsulated tablet orally added to stable LMT for 24 weeks.
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Drug: Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin over-encapsulated tablets orally.
Other Name: Crestor Drug: Placebo Placebo for alirocumab and ezetimibe. |
Active Comparator: Ezetimibe 10 mg + Rosuvastatin 20 mg
Participants, who were receiving rosuvastatin 20 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally at baseline, received ezetimibe 10 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally QD, rosuvastatin 20 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally QD, and placebo for alirocumab Q2W SC injection added to stable LMT for 24 weeks.
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Drug: Rosuvastatin
Rosuvastatin over-encapsulated tablets orally.
Other Name: Crestor Drug: Ezetimibe Ezetimibe over-encapsulated tablets orally.
Other Name: Ezetrol Drug: Placebo Placebo for alirocumab and ezetimibe. |
Experimental: Alirocumab 75 mg/ up to 150 mg + Rosuvastatin 20 mg
Participants, who were receiving rosuvastatin 20 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally at baseline, received alirocumab 75 mg Q2W SC injection, rosuvastatin 20 mg over-encapsulated tablet orally QD, and placebo for ezetimibe over-encapsulated tablet orally QD added to stable LMT for 24 weeks. Alirocumab dose up-titrated to 150 mg Q2W from Week 12 when LDL-C levels ≥70 mg/dL (1.81 mmol/L) or ≥100 mg/dL (2.59 mmol/L) at Week 8, based on baseline disease characteristic and medical history.
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Drug: Alirocumab
Alirocumab administered as a SC injection of 1 mL into the abdomen, thigh, or outer area of the upper arm.
Other Name: REGN727/SAR236553 Drug: Rosuvastatin Rosuvastatin over-encapsulated tablets orally.
Other Name: Crestor Drug: Placebo Placebo for alirocumab and ezetimibe. |
- Percent Change From Baseline in Calculated LDL-C at Week 24 - Intent-to-Treat (ITT) Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Calculated LDL-C values were obtained from Friedewald formula. Adjusted Least-squares (LS) means and standard errors at Week 24 were obtained from a mixed-effect model with repeated measures (MMRM) to account for missing data. All available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment were used in the model (ITT analysis).
- Percent Change From Baseline in Calculated LDL-C at Week 24 - On-Treatment Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Calculated LDL-C values were obtained from Friedewald formula. Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 24 were obtained from MMRM model including available post-baseline on-treatment data from Week 4 to Week 24 (ie. up to 21 days after last injection or 3 days after the last capsule [whatever rosuvastatin or ezetimibe], whichever came first) (on-treatment analysis).
- Percent Change From Baseline in Calculated LDL-C at Week 12 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Calculated LDL-C values were obtained from Friedewald formula. Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 12 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment (ITT analysis).
- Percent Change From Baseline in Calculated LDL-C at Week 12 - On-Treatment Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Calculated LDL-C values were obtained from Friedewald formula. Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 12 were obtained from MMRM model including available post-baseline on-treatment data from Week 4 to Week 24 (i.e. up to 21 days after last injection or 3 days after the last capsule [whatever rosuvastatin or ezetimibe], whichever came first) (on-treatment analysis).
- Percent Change From Baseline in Apolipoprotein (Apo) B at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 24 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Apo B at Week 24 - On-Treatment Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 24 were obtained from MMRM model including available post-baseline on-treatment data from Week 4 to Week 24 (ie. up to 21 days after last injection or 3 days after the last capsule [whatever rosuvastatin or ezetimibe], whichever came first).
- Percent Change From Baseline in Non-High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (Non-HDL-C) at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 24 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Non-HDL-C at Week 24 - On-Treatment Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 24 were obtained from MMRM model including available post-baseline on-treatment data from Week 4 to Week 24 (i.e. up to 21 days after last injection or 3 days after the last capsule [whatever rosuvastatin or ezetimibe], whichever came first).
- Percent Change From Baseline in Total Cholesterol (Total-C) at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 24 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Apo B at Week 12 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 12 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Non-HDL-C at Week 12 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 12 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Total-C at Week 12 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 12 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percentage of Very High CV Risk Participants Reaching Calculated LDL-C <70 mg/dL (1.81 mmol/L) or High CV Risk Participants Reaching Calculated LDL-C <100 mg/dL (2.59 mmol/L) at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: Up to Week 24 ]Calculated LDL-C values were obtained from Friedewald formula. Adjusted percentages at Week 24 were obtained from a multiple imputation approach model for handling of missing data. All available post-baseline data from Week 4 to week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment were included in the imputation model (ITT analysis).
- Percentage of Very High CV Risk Participants Reaching Calculated LDL-C <70 mg/dL (1.81 mmol/L) or High CV Risk Participants Reaching Calculated LDL-C <100 mg/dL (2.59 mmol/L) at Week 24 - On-Treatment Analysis [ Time Frame: Up to Week 24 ]Calculated LDL-C values were obtained from Friedewald formula. Adjusted percentages at Week 24 were obtained from a multiple imputation approach model including available post-baseline on-treatment data from Week 4 to Week 24 i.e. up to 21 days after last injection or 3 days after the last capsule [whatever rosuvastatin or ezetimibe], whichever came first (on-treatment analysis).
- Percentage of Participants Reaching Calculated LDL-C <70 mg/dL (1.81 mmol/L) at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: Up to Week 24 ]Calculated LDL-C values were obtained from Friedewald formula. Adjusted percentages at Week 24 were obtained from a multiple imputation approach model for handling of missing data. All available post-baseline data from Week 4 to week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment were included in the imputation model (ITT analysis).
- Percentage of Participants Reaching Calculated LDL-C <70 mg/dL (1.81 mmol/L) at Week 24 - On-Treatment Analysis [ Time Frame: Up to Week 24 ]Calculated LDL-C values were obtained from Friedewald formula. Adjusted percentages at Week 24 were obtained from a multiple imputation approach model including available post-baseline on-treatment data from Week 4 to Week 24 i.e. up to 21 days after last injection or 3 days after the last capsule [whatever rosuvastatin or ezetimibe], whichever came first (on-treatment analysis).
- Percent Change From Baseline in Lipoprotein(a) at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted means and standard errors at Week 24 from a multiple imputation approach model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in HDL-C at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 24 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Triglycerides at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted means and standard errors at Week 24 from a multiple imputation approach model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Apo A-1 at Week 24 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 24 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 24 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Lipoprotein (a) at Week 12 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Adjusted means and standard errors at Week 12 from a multiple imputation approach model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in HDL-C at Week 12 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 12 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Fasting Triglycerides at Week 12 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Adjusted means and standard errors at Week 12 from a multiple imputation approach model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.
- Percent Change From Baseline in Apo A-1 at Week 12 - ITT Analysis [ Time Frame: From Baseline to Week 12 ]Adjusted LS means and standard errors at Week 12 from MMRM model including all available post-baseline data from Week 4 to Week 24 regardless of status on- or off-treatment.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
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Patients with LDL-C greater than or equal to 70 mg/dL at the screening visit and who are not adequately controlled with a stable daily dose of rosuvastatin, with or without other LMT.
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- Patients with screening LDL-C greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL who are not adequately controlled with a stable daily dose of rosuvastatin before the screening visit, with or without other LMT.
Exclusion Criteria:
- LDL-C less than 70 mg/dL at the screening visit in patients with history of documented cardiovascular disease (CVD)
- LDL-C less than 100 mg/dL at the screening visit in patients without history of documented coronary heart disease (CHD) or non-CHD CVD, but with other risk factors
- Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) (clinically or previous genotyping)
- Recent (within 3 months prior to the screening visit) myocardial infarction (MI), unstable angina leading to hospitalization, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG), uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, stroke, transient ischemic attack, carotid revascularization, endovascular procedure or surgical intervention for peripheral vascular disease
- Newly diagnosed (within 3 months prior to randomization visit) or poorly controlled diabetes
- Presence of any clinically significant uncontrolled endocrine disease known to influence serum lipids or lipoproteins
(The inclusion/ exclusion criteria provided above is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in this clinical trial).

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01730053

Study Director: | Clinical Trial Management | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01730053 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R727-CL-1118 |
First Posted: | November 21, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | October 28, 2015 |
Last Update Posted: | April 7, 2020 |
Last Verified: | March 2020 |
Alirocumab Hypercholesterolemia Hyperlipidemias Dyslipidemias Lipid Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Rosuvastatin Calcium Ezetimibe Anticholesteremic Agents |
Hypolipidemic Agents Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Lipid Regulating Agents Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors PCSK9 Inhibitors Serine Proteinase Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors |