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. 2015 Sep 1;36(43):2996–3003. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv370

Table 2.

Primary and selected secondary efficacy endpoints (intention-to-treat analysis)

FH I
FH II
Alirocumab (n = 322) Placebo (n = 163) % Difference vs. placebo Alirocumab (n = 166) Placebo (n = 81) % Difference vs. placebo
Calculated LDL-C, LS mean ± SE
 Baseline, mmol/L [mg/dL] 3.7 ± 0.1 [144.7 ± 2.9] 3.7 ± 0.1 [144.4 ± 3.7] 3.5 ± 0.1 [134.6 ± 3.2] 3.5 ± 0.1 [134.0 ± 4.6]
 Week 24, mmol/L [mg/dL] 1.8 ± 0.1 [71.3 ± 2.3] 4.0 ± 0.1 [155.6 ± 3.2] 1.8 ± 0.1 [67.7 ± 2.8] 3.5 ± 0.1 [136.6 ± 4.0]
 % Change from baseline to Week 24 (primary endpoint) −48.8 ± 1.6 9.1 ± 2.2 −57.9 ± 2.7** −48.7 ± 1.9 2.8 ± 2.8 −51.4 ± 3.4**
 95% confidence interval −63.3 to −52.6 −58.1 to −44.8
Selected secondary efficacy endpoints
 Patients (%) with or without prior CV events achieving LDL-C <1.8 mmol/L (<70 mg/dL) or <2.6 mmol/L (<100 mg/dL), respectively, at Week 24 72.2** 2.4 81.4** 11.3
 Patients (%) achieving LDL-C <1.8 mmol/L at Week 24 (regardless of prior CV events) 59.8** 0.8 68.2** 1.2
 Calculated LDL-C % change from baseline to Week 12, LS mean ± SE −43.5 ± 1.4 5.7 ± 2.0 −49.2 ± 2.4** −43.8 ± 1.8 4.6 ± 2.6 −48.4 ± 3.2**
% Change from baseline to Week 24 in secondary lipid variables, LS mean ± SE
 Apolipoprotein B −41.1 ± 1.2 4.7 ± 1.6 −45.8 ± 2.0** −42.8 ± 1.4 −3.5 ± 2.0 −39.3 ± 2.4**
 Non-HDL-C −42.8 ± 1.4 9.6 ± 2.0 −52.4 ± 2.4** −42.6 ± 1.8 3.1 ± 2.5 −45.7 ± 3.1**
 Lipoprotein(a) −25.2 ± 1.4 −7.5 ± 2.0 −17.7 ± 2.5** −30.3 ± 1.8 −10.0 ± 2.5 −20.3 ± 3.1**
 Fasting triglycerides −9.6 ± 1.6 6.3 ± 2.2 −16.0 ± 2.7** −10.4 ± 2.0 0.5 ± 2.8 −10.9 ± 3.4*
 HDL-C 8.8 ± 0.9 0.8 ± 1.2 8.0 ± 1.5** 6.0 ± 1.2 −0.8 ± 1.6 6.8 ± 2.0*
 Apolipoprotein A1 5.0 ± 0.7 0.3 ± 1.0 4.7 ± 1.2* 2.8 ± 0.9 −1.6 ± 1.3 4.4 ± 1.6*

LS, least squares.

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.0001 vs. placebo.