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Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin and PCSK9 Inhibitors in Liver Transplant Patients

Phase 4
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Dyslipidemias
Hyperlipidemias
Liver Transplant Disorder
Immunosuppression
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Statins
Interventions
Drug: PCSK9 inhibitor
Registration Number
NCT05537948
Lead Sponsor
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Brief Summary

To study the efficacy and safety of pitavastatin and PCSK9 inhibitors in liver transplant patients on ongoing immunosuppressive therapy.

Detailed Description

1. Evaluate the efficacy and safety of lipid-lowering therapy in real clinical practice.

2. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of pitavastatin in patients undergoing liver transplantation and receiving immunosuppressive therapy.

3. Evaluate the efficacy and safety of PCSK9 inhibitors in patients undergoing liver transplantation and receiving immunosuppressive therapy.

4. To compare the efficacy and safety of pitavastatin and a PCSK9 inhibitor in patients undergoing liver transplantation and receiving immunosuppressive therapy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
59
Inclusion Criteria
  • signed informed consent to participate in the study;
  • a history of liver transplantation for any reason;
  • immunosuppressive therapy;
  • the presence of hyperlipidemia, requiring the prescription of lipid-lowering therapy according to the clinical guidelines of the European Society for the Study of Atherosclerosis (EAS) 2019
  • failure to achieve the target level of LDL-C against the background of current lipid-lowering therapy;
  • if the patient within 1 month before randomization took lipid-lowering therapy, then the absence of side effects against the background of previous lipid-lowering therapy.
Exclusion Criteria
  • treatment with PCSK9 in previous 6 months;
  • current treatment in the form of lipoprotein apheresis;
  • heart failure IV NYHA;
  • active infectious disease, severe hematological, metabolic, gastrointestinal or endocrine dysfunctions (for example, uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction) at the time of the screening or randomization visits;
  • the presence of an oncological disease, with the exception of hepatocellular carcinoma, which served as the reason for liver transplantation;
  • CFR<15ml/min/1,73m2;
  • pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PCSK9 InhibitorsPCSK9 inhibitorEvolocumab 140 mg once per 2 weeks or Alirokumab 150 mg once per 2 weeks
pitavastatinPitavastatinPitavastatin 2 mg/d - 4 mg/d
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
absolute change in LDL-C from baseline by months 1 and 3 of study therapymonths 1 and 3 of study therapy

absolute change in LDL-C from baseline

percent change in LDL-C from baseline at months 1 and 3 of study therapymonths 1 and 3 of study therapy

percent change in LDL-C from baseline

the proportion of patients who have reached the target level of LDL-C by month 1 of study therapymonth 1 of study therapy

the proportion of patients who have reached the target level of LDL-C

the proportion of patients who have reached the target level of LDL-C by month 3 of study therapymonth 3 of study therapy

the proportion of patients who have reached the target level of LDL-C

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the timing of achieving the target level of LDL-C at months 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12 of study therapymonths 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12 of study therapy

the timing of achieving the target level of LDL-C

percent of patients with target level of LDL-C at months 6 and 12 of study therapymonths 6 and 12 of study therapy

percent of patients with target level of LDL-C

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Medical Research Centre for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Ministry of Health of Russia

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Moscow, Russian Federation

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