A Phase 3 interventional study of Atorvastatin 10 mg and Ezetimibe 10 mg/simvastatin 20 mg in Hypercholesterolemia, sponsored by Organon and Co. Completed. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-16.
Sponsored by Organon and Co · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
A multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ezetimibe/simvastatin versus atorvastatin in elderly patients with high cholesterol at high or moderately high risk for coronary heart disease.
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Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose \& 2 Placebo (Pbo) doses or 2 active treatment doses \& 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Drug: Atorvastatin 10 mg
Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose \& 2 Pbo doses or 2 active treatment doses \& 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Drug: Ezetimibe 10 mg/simvastatin 20 mg
Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose \& 2 Pbo doses or 2 active treatment doses \& 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Drug: Atorvastatin 20 mg
Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose \& 2 Pbo doses or 2 active treatment doses \& 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Drug: Ezetimibe 10 mg/simvastatin 40 mg
Each patient will receive 1 active treatment dose \& 2 Pbo doses or 2 active treatment doses \& 1 Pbo dose at randomization according to a predetermined partial blinding schedule to reduce the number of pills from 5 to 3 per patient per day for 12 weeks.
Drug: Atorvastatin 40 mg
Atorvastatin 10 mg and Placebo for ezetimibe and placebo for simvastatin once daily for 12 weeks
Ezetimibe 10 mg/simvastatin 20 mg and Placebo for atorvastatin once daily for 12 weeks
Atorvastatin 20 mg and Placebo for ezetimibe and placebo for simvastatin once daily for 12 weeks
Ezetimibe 10 mg/simvastatin 40 mg and Placebo for atorvastatin once daily for 12 weeks
Atorvastatin 40 mg and Placebo for ezetimibe and placebo for simvastatin once daily for 12 weeks
Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL-C) at Week 12
Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks
Percentage of Patients Who Achieved LDL-C <70 mg/dL at Week 12
Time frame: 12 weeks
Percentage of Patients Without Atherosclerosis Vascular Disease (AVD) Who Achieved LDL-C <100 mg/dL or Patients With AVD Who Achieved LDL-C <70 mg/dL at Week 12
Patients with AVD Who Achieved LDL-C \<70 mg/dL. AVD was defined as a history of myocardial infarction, stable angina, coronary artery procedures or evidence of clinically significant myocardial ischemia.
Time frame: 12 Weeks
Percentage of Patients Who Achieved LDL-C <100 mg/dL at Week 12
Time frame: 12 Weeks
Percentage of Patients With High Risk for CHD Who Achieved LDL-C <70 mg/dL at Week 12
Risk was assessed utilizing a history of established CHD or CHD risk equivalent and Framingham Risk scoring.
Time frame: 12 Weeks
Percentage of Patients With AVD Who Achieved LDL-C <70 mg/dL at Week 12
Patients with AVD Who Achieved LDL-C \<70 mg/dL. AVD was defined as a history of myocardial infarction, stable angina, coronary artery procedures or evidence of clinically significant myocardial ischemia.
Time frame: 12 Weeks
Phase III First Patient In 08-Nov-2007; Last Patient Last Visit 23-Mar-2009 Eligible patients include drug-naïve patients or patients rendered naïve with the appropriate prior washout at moderately high or high risk for coronary heart disease 65 years and older.
| Milestone | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 257 | 259 | 259 | 257 | 257 |
| Completed | 240 | 233 | 241 | 235 | 241 |
| Not completed | 17 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 16 |
| Withdrew: Adverse event | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Withdrew: Lost to follow-up | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Physician decision | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Protocol violation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Percent change in LDL-C | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent Change From Baseline in Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL-C) at Week 12 | -39.5 (-41.4 to -37.5) | -54.2 (-56.1 to -52.2) | -46.6 (-48.6 to -44.7) | -59.1 (-61.0 to -57.1) | -50.8 (-52.8 to -48.9) |
| Percent of Patients | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Patients Who Achieved LDL-C <70 mg/dL at Week 12 | 9.9 ± 1.92 | 51.3 ± 3.28 | 26.1 ± 2.85 | 68.2 ± 3.03 | 38.1 ± 3.14 |
Patients with AVD Who Achieved LDL-C \<70 mg/dL. AVD was defined as a history of myocardial infarction, stable angina, coronary artery procedures or evidence of clinically significant myocardial ischemia.
| Percent of Patients | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Patients Without Atherosclerosis Vascular Disease (AVD) Who Achieved LDL-C <100 mg/dL or Patients With AVD Who Achieved LDL-C <70 mg/dL at Week 12 | 45.0 ± 3.20 | 69.0 ± 3.04 | 61.3 ± 3.16 | 82.1 ± 2.50 | 69.9 ± 2.97 |
| Percent of Patients | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Patients Who Achieved LDL-C <100 mg/dL at Week 12 | 58.7 ± 3.17 | 83.6 ± 2.43 | 76.9 ± 2.73 | 90.3 ± 1.93 | 79.5 ± 2.61 |
Risk was assessed utilizing a history of established CHD or CHD risk equivalent and Framingham Risk scoring.
| Percent of Patients | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Patients With High Risk for CHD Who Achieved LDL-C <70 mg/dL at Week 12 | 10.9 ± 2.65 | 54.3 ± 4.24 | 28.9 ± 4.01 | 69.2 ± 4.05 | 38.2 ± 4.17 |
Patients with AVD Who Achieved LDL-C \<70 mg/dL. AVD was defined as a history of myocardial infarction, stable angina, coronary artery procedures or evidence of clinically significant myocardial ischemia.
| Percent of Patients | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Patients With AVD Who Achieved LDL-C <70 mg/dL at Week 12 | 10.0 ± 3.59 | 44.4 ± 5.52 | 31.6 ± 5.23 | 65.8 ± 5.34 | 44.4 ± 5.86 |
Non-serious events are listed at a 1% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin 10 mg | — | 4/257 (1.6%) | 26/257 (10.1%) |
| Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | — | 8/256 (3.1%) | 32/256 (12.5%) |
| Atorvastatin 20 mg | — | 3/258 (1.2%) | 26/258 (10.1%) |
| Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | — | 3/257 (1.2%) | 32/257 (12.5%) |
| Atorvastatin 40 mg | — | 5/256 (2%) | 30/256 (11.7%) |
| Event | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorvastatin 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute myocardial infarctionCardiac disorders | 1/257 | 2/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 0/256 |
| Myocardial infarctionCardiac disorders | 0/257 | 0/256 | 0/258 | 2/257 | 0/256 |
| AV dissociationCardiac disorders | 0/257 | 1/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 0/256 |
| Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders | 0/257 | 0/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 1/256 |
| Colitis ischaemicGastrointestinal disorders | 0/257 | 1/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 0/256 |
| Diverticulum intestinalGastrointestinal disorders | 0/257 | 1/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 0/256 |
| Gastrointestinal haemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders | 0/257 | 1/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 0/256 |
| Oedema peripheralGeneral disorders | 0/257 | 0/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 1/256 |
| Urinary tract infectionInfections and infestations | 0/257 | 0/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 1/256 |
| Femur fractureInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 0/257 | 0/256 | 0/258 | 0/257 | 1/256 |
| Event | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorvastatin 40 mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DizzinessNervous system disorders | 2/257 | 6/256 | 0/258 | 2/257 | 3/256 |
| ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders | 3/257 | 0/256 | 0/258 | 4/257 | 5/256 |
| NasopharyngitisInfections and infestations | 2/257 | 5/256 | 4/258 | 3/257 | 2/256 |
| HeadacheNervous system disorders | 1/257 | 5/256 | 3/258 | 3/257 | 2/256 |
| Back painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 5/257 | 2/256 | 3/258 | 4/257 | 4/256 |
| MyalgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 5/257 | 3/256 | 3/258 | 2/257 | 3/256 |
| BronchitisInfections and infestations | 1/257 | 2/256 | 4/258 | 4/257 | 4/256 |
| Muscle spasmsMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 1/257 | 4/256 | 4/258 | 1/257 | 1/256 |
| DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders | 3/257 | 1/256 | 1/258 | 4/257 | 3/256 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations | 0/257 | 2/256 | 0/258 | 4/257 | 3/256 |
| Age, Continuous(years) | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 72.1 (65 to 94) | 71.8 (65 to 95) | 71.7 (65 to 90) | 72.2 (65 to 96) | 72.1 (65 to 88) | 72.0 (65 to 96) |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 172 | 146 | 175 | 153 | 163 | 809 |
| Male | 85 | 113 | 84 | 104 | 94 | 480 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants) | Atorvastatin 10 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 20 mg | Atorvastatin 20 mg | Ezetimibe 10 mg/Simvastatin 40 mg | Atorva 40 mg | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 |
| Black | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| Other | 21 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 135 |
| White | 224 | 224 | 209 | 214 | 210 | 1081 |
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