Vanderbilt Clinical Trials

Assessing the Impact of Lipoprotein (a) Lowering With Pelacarsen (TQJ230) on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients With CVD

Purpose

This is a pivotal phase 3 study designed to support an indication for the reduction of cardiovascular risk in patients with established CVD and elevated Lp(a)

Condition

Cardiovascular Disease and Lipoprotein(a)

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Between 18 Years and 80 Years
Eligible Sex: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria

Lp(a) ≥ 70 mg/dL at the screening visit, measured at the Central laboratory - Myocardial infarction: ≥ 3 months from screening and randomization to ≤ 10 years prior to the screening visit - Ischemic stroke: ≥ 3 months from screening and randomization to ≤ 10 years prior to the screening visit - Clinically significant symptomatic peripheral artery disease

Exclusion Criteria

Uncontrolled hypertension - Heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV - History of malignancy of any organ system - History of hemorrhagic stroke or other major bleeding - Platelet count ≤LLN - Active liver disease or hepatic dysfunction - Significant kidney disease - Pregnant or nursing women Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply at the end.

Study Design

Phase: Phase 3
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Experimental TQJ230	TQJ230 80 mg injected monthly administered subcutaneously	Drug: TQJ230 TQJ230 80 mg injected monthly administered subcutaneously
Placebo Comparator Placebo	Monthly subcutaneous injections.	Drug: Placebo Placebo to match TQJ230 prefilled syringe to be injected subcutaneously Other names: Placebo to match TQJ230

More Details

Status: Active, not recruiting
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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