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Reduction of LDL cholesterol in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia by SCH 48461: results of a multicenter dose-ranging study.

Abstract
SCH 48461, an inhibitor of gastrointestinal absorption of cholesterol, was evaluated for its effects on lipid parameters in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia in a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group study. Following the baseline phase, which consisted of a 2- to 10-week drug washout and dietary stabilization phase and a 4-week placebo lead-in (placebo baseline phase), 190 patients were randomized to an 8-week double-blind active drug (SCH 48461 1, 6.25, 25, 100, 200, or 400 mg) or 40 mg lovastatin once daily each morning or placebo treatment phase. By week 2, patients who received SCH 48461 6.25 to 400 mg or lovastatin demonstrated greater reduction from baseline in directly measured low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels than patients in the placebo group (p < or = 0.03). Overall, the percent reductions in LDL-C from baseline increased as the dose of SCH 48461 increased, with 0.6% to 15.5% reductions from the minimum dose of 1 mg to the maximum dose of 400 mg. Lovastatin 40 mg/day reduced LDL-C by 30.7% (p < 0.01). Statistically significant decreases were also seen for total cholesterol and apolipoprotein B (apo B) with doses of 25 mg to 400 mg of SCH 48461 and lovastatin. SCH 48461 was well tolerated. There was a similar incidence of adverse events in each SCH 48461- or lovastatin-treated group compared to placebo. This study demonstrated a clinically and statistically significant cholesterol-lowering effect of SCH 48461 in patients with primary hypercholesterolemia.
AuthorsC A Dujovne, H Bays, M H Davidson, R Knopp, D B Hunninghake, E A Stein, A C Goldberg, P Jones, L J Lipka, C Cuffie-Jackson
JournalJournal of clinical pharmacology (J Clin Pharmacol) Vol. 41 Issue 1 Pg. 70-8 (Jan 2001) ISSN: 0091-2700 [Print] England
PMID11144997 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Apolipoprotein A-I
  • Azetidines
  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Placebos
  • Triglycerides
  • 1,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-phenylpropyl)-2-azetidinone
  • Lovastatin
Topics
  • Anticholesteremic Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Apolipoprotein A-I (blood)
  • Azetidines (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
  • Cholesterol, HDL (blood)
  • Cholesterol, LDL (blood)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia (blood, drug therapy)
  • Lovastatin (therapeutic use)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Placebos
  • Triglycerides (blood)

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