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. 2020 Jul 6;14:2623–2636. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S224771

Table 2.

Key Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Volanesorsen

Study/Study Population Primary Objective Study Design Dose(mg) Subjects Parameters Placebo Baseline mg/dl (mmol/L) Placebo On-Treatment mg/dl (mmol/l) Volanesorsen Baseline mg/dl (mmol/) Volanesorsen On-Treatment mg/dl (mmol/L)
Change(%)
ISIS304801-CS6 (APPROACH)72
Patients with FCS
Efficacy Safety Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, 300 mg Once weekly for 52 weeks Volanesorsen: 33
Placebo: 33
TG


CM-TG

ApoB48
ApoB100
ApoC3
2152±1153
(24.3±13.0)
1785±1149
(20.2±13.0)


9.3±6.0
69.4±19.8
28.9±13.1
2367±1315
(26.7±14.9)
1991±1279
(22.5±14.5)

9.9±6.9
70.4±22.7
30.7±16.1
2267±1259
(25.6±14.4)
1913±1216
(21.6±13.7)

11.2±7.1
64.7±19.5
31.4±15.3
590±497
(6.7±5.6)
436±480
(4.93±5.4)

2.6±2.4
75.9±27.1
4.6±2.8
18 vs.-77

29 vs −83

14 vs −76±
4 vs 20
6 vs −84
ISIS 304801-CS7a
(APPROACH OLE)76
Patients with FCS
Safety Open-Label Study. 300 mg
Once weekly for 52 weeks
Volanesorsen: 67
50 naïve
14 CS6 continuing
3 CS16 continuing
Naïve TG

CS6 TG


CS16 TG
2317±1993
(26.1±22.5)
2641±1228
(29.8±13.9
2288±1524
(25.9± 17.2
979±683
(11.1±7.7)
1248±927
14.1±10.5)
1558±193
17.6±2.2)
−47

–55

-39
ISIS 304801-CS16b
(COMPASS)76
Patients with Hypertriglyceridaemia
Efficacy
Safety
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, 300 mg
Once weekly for 26 weeksc
Volanesorsen: 75
(5 FCS)
Placebo: 38
(2 FCS)
TG 1414±1253
(16.0±14.2)
1406±1409
(15.9±15.9)
1183±759
(13.4±8.6)
294±245
(3.3±2.8)
−1 vs −71

Notes: aThis is an open-label extension (OLE) study in patients from CS6, CS16, or newly included patients. Data at 6 months. bIncluded patients with FCS. cFor CS16, the protocol was amended so that patients that had not already completed ≥5 months of dosing as of 27 May 2016 had dose frequency reduced to 300 mg every 2 weeks or dose reduced to 150 mg per week after 13 weeks of treatment. A total of 39 patients had their dose or frequency of dosing changed as a consequence of this amendment.