A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Enlicitide (MK-0616, Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor) Compared With Ezetimibe or Bempedoic Acid or Ezetimibe and Bempedoic Acid in Adults With Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0616-018/CORALreef AddOn)
Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Has either a) history of a major atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) event or b) if no history of a major ASCVD event, has intermediate to high risk for development of a first major ASCVD event
Has fasted lipid values (evaluated by the central laboratory) at Visit 1 (Screening) as follows: a) history of a major ASCVD event with LDL-C ≥55 mg/dL (≥1.42 mmol/L) OR b) No history of a major ASCVD event with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) ≥70 mg/dL (≥1.81 mmol/L)
Is treated with a low, moderate, or high intensity statin (±non-statin lipid lowering therapy \[LLT\])
Is on a stable dose of all background LLTs with no planned medication or dose changes during the study
Is an individual of any sex/gender, from 18 years of age inclusive, at the time of providing the informed consent
You may not be if
Has a history of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) based on genetic or clinical criteria, compound heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), or double HeFH
Has New York Heart Association class IV heart failure, or last known left ventricular ejection fraction ≤25% by any imaging method, or had a heart failure hospitalization within 3 months before Visit 1 (Screening)
Participants with a history of tendon disorder or tendon rupture
Participants with a history of gout
Is undergoing or previously underwent an LDL-C apheresis program within 3 months before Visit 1 (Screening) or plans to initiate an LDL-C apheresis program
Was previously treated/is being treated with certain other cholesterol lowering medications, including ezetimibe, bempedoic acid, or protein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors without adequate washout
Clareo Health | A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Enlicitide (MK-0616, Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor) Compared With Ezetimibe or Bempedoic Acid or Ezetimibe and Bempedoic Acid in Adults With Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0616-018/CORALreef AddOn)
