An Efficacy and Safety Study of Alirocumab in Children and Adolescents With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Conditions

• Hypercholesterolaemia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

8 Years - 17 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Alirocumab SAR236553 (REGN727) — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:solution Route of administration: subcutaneous injection
• Rosuvastatin — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:tablet Route of administration: oral
• Atorvastatin — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:Tablet Route of administration: Oral
• Simvastatin — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:Tablet Route of administration: Oral
• Pravastatin — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:Tablet Route of administration: Oral
• Lovastatin — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:Tablet Route of administration: Oral
• Fluvastatin — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:Capsule Route of administration: Oral
• Ezetimibe — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:Tablet Route of administration: Oral
• Cholestyramine — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:oral suspension Route of administration: oral
• Nicotinic acid — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:Tablet Route of administration: Oral
• Fenofibrate — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:Tablet Route of administration: Oral
• Omega-3 fatty acids — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:capsule Route of administration: oral
• Placebo — DRUG
  Pharmaceutical form:solution Route of administration: subcutaneous injection

Study Details

Primary Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of alirocumab administered every 2 weeks (Q2W) and every 4 weeks (Q4W) versus placebo after 24 weeks of double-blind (DB) treatment on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in participants with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) 8 to 17 years of age on optimal stable daily dose of statin therapy ± other lipid modifying therapies (LMTs) or a stable dose of non-statin LMTs in case of intolerance to statins. Secondary Objectives: * To evaluate the efficacy of alirocumab versus placebo on LDL-C levels. * To evaluate the effects of alirocumab versus placebo on other lipid parameters. * To evaluate the safety and tolerability of alirocumab in comparison with placebo. * To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of alirocumab after open label treatment. * To evaluate the development of anti-alirocumab antibodies.

Key Dates

Start date

May 31, 2018

Status verified

Apr 2023

Primary completion

Jan 14, 2021

Completion

Aug 5, 2022

Study Design

Enrollment

153 participants (actual)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Placebo/Alirocumab Q2W
  Participants received subcutaneous (SC) injection of placebo (matched to alirocumab) based on their body weight (BW) (less than \[\<\] 50 kilograms \[kg\] or greater than or equal to \[\>=\] 50 kg) Q2W for 24 weeks in DB treatment period added to stable LMT. After completion of DB treatment period, eligible participants entered into OL treatment period and received alirocumab 40 milligrams (mg) (for BW \<50 kg) or 75 mg (for BW \>=50 kg) Q2W from Week 24 up to an additional 80 weeks (i.e., up to Week 104) added to stable LMT. After Week 24, dose up-titrated from 40 mg to 75 mg when BW increased from \<50 kg to \>=50 kg. From Week 32 up to Week 104, based on participant LDL-C value, alirocumab dose was either up-titrated as 40 mg to 75 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 75 mg to 150 mg (for BW \>=50 kg) or down titrated as 75 mg to 40 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 150 mg to 75 mg (for BW \>=50 kg).
• Experimental: Alirocumab Q2W
  Participants received SC injection of alirocumab 40 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 75 mg (for BW \>=50 kg) Q2W for 24 weeks in DB treatment period added to stable LMT. Alirocumab dose was up-titrated to 75 mg or 150 mg Q2W from Week 12, when LDL-C level was \>=110 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) (2.85 millimoles per liter \[mmol/L\]) at Week 8. After completion of DB treatment period, eligible participants entered into OL treatment period and received alirocumab 40 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 75 mg (for BW \>=50 kg) from Week 24 up to an additional 80 weeks (i.e., up to Week 104) added to stable LMT. After Week 24, dose up-titrated from 40 mg to 75 mg when BW increased from \<50 kg to \>=50 kg. From Week 32 up to Week 104, based on participant LDL-C value, alirocumab dose was either up-titrated as 40 mg to 75 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 75 mg to 150 mg (for BW \>=50 kg) or down titrated as 75 mg to 40 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 150 mg to 75 mg (for BW \>=50 kg).
• Experimental: Placebo/Alirocumab Q4W
  Participants received SC injection of placebo (matched to alirocumab) based on their BW (\<50 kg or \>=50 kg) Q4W for 24 weeks in DB treatment period added to stable LMT. After completion of DB treatment period, eligible participants entered into OL treatment period and received alirocumab 150 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 300 mg (for BW \>=50 kg) Q4W from Week 24 up to an additional 80 weeks (i.e., up to Week 104) added to stable LMT. After Week 24, dose up-titrated from 150 mg to 300 mg when BW increased from \<50 kg to \>=50 kg. From Week 32 up to Week 104, based on participant LDL-C value, alirocumab dose was either up-titrated as 150 mg Q4W to 75 mg Q2W (for BW \<50 kg) or 300 mg Q4W to 150 mg Q2W (for BW \>=50 kg) or down titrated as 75 mg Q2W to 40 mg Q2W (for BW \<50 kg) or 150 mg Q2W to 75 mg Q2W (for BW \>=50 kg).
• Experimental: Alirocumab Q4W
  Participants received SC injection of alirocumab 150 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 300 mg (for BW \>=50 kg) Q4W for 24 weeks in DB treatment period added to stable LMT. Alirocumab dose was up-titrated to 75 mg or 150 mg Q2W from Week 12, when LDL-C level \>=110 mg/dL (2.85 mmol/L) at Week 8. After completion of DB treatment period, eligible participants entered into OL treatment period and received alirocumab 150 mg (for BW \<50 kg) or 300 mg (for BW \>=50 kg) from Week 24 up to an additional 80 weeks (i.e., up to Week 104) added to stable LMT. After Week 24, dose up-titrated from 150 mg to 300 mg when BW increased from \<50 kg to \>=50 kg. From Week 32 up to Week 104, based on participant LDL-C value, alirocumab dose was either up-titrated as 150 mg Q4W to 75 mg Q2W (for BW \<50 kg) or 300 mg Q4W to 150 mg Q2W (for BW \>=50 kg) or down titrated as 75 mg Q2W to 40 mg Q2W (for BW \<50 kg) or 150 mg Q2W to 75 mg Q2W (for BW \>=50 kg).

Primary Outcome Measure

DB Period: Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) at Week 24: Intent-to-treat (ITT) Estimand [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 24 ]

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