Paul M Ridker, James Revkin, Pierre Amarenco, Robert Brunell, Madelyn Curto, Fernando Civeira, Marcus Flather, Robert J Glynn, Jean Gregoire, J Wouter Jukema, Yuri Karpov, John J P Kastelein, Wolfgang Koenig, Alberto Lorenzatti, Pravin Manga, Urszula Masiukiewicz, Michael Miller, Arend Mosterd, Jan Murin, Jose C Nicolau, Steven Nissen, Piotr Ponikowski, Raul D Santos, Pamela F Schwartz, Handrean Soran, Harvey White, R Scott Wright, Michal Vrablik, Carla Yunis, Charles L Shear, Jean-Claude Tardif
BACKGROUND: Bococizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and reduces levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of bococizumab in patients at high cardiovascular risk. METHODS: In two parallel, multinational trials with different entry criteria for LDL cholesterol levels, we randomly assigned the 27,438 patients in the combined trials to receive bococizumab (at a dose of 150 mg) subcutaneously every 2 weeks or placebo...
April 20, 2017: New England Journal of Medicine