Efficacy and Safety Study of Pitavastatin for Hypercholesterolemia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

1PC002 is a newly developed synthetic and highly potent HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Its active compound, pitavastatin has recently been approved by US FDA for indications of primary hypercholesterolemia and combined dyslipidaemia. It exhibits unique pharmacokinetic properties. Unlike atorvastatin which is metabolized by CYP3A4, metabolism of 1PC002 does not depend on CYP3A4. This multi-center study is conducted to confirm the efficacy and safety of 1PC002 administered for 12 weeks is non-inferior to atorvastatin.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Orient Pharma Co., Ltd.
• Collaborator: Orient Europharma Co., Ltd.
• Treatments: Atorvastatin; Atorvastatin Calcium; Pitavastatin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Females or males aged between 20 and 80 years.

2. Subjects who meet All of the following diagnosis at screening visit:

• Primary hypercholesterolemia or combined dyslipidemia

• TC ≥ 220 mg/dL or LDL-C ≥ 130 mg/dL

• TG < 400 mg/dL

3. Subjects who is willing and able to provide ICF.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Females who are pregnant, breast-feeding or intent to be pregnant during study period, or those of childbearing potential not using effective contraception.

2. Subject with documented homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

3. Subject with documented HIV.

4. Subject with documented hypothyroidism and inadequate treatment judged by investigator.

5. Subjects with unstable cardiovascular disease (CVD) prior to randomization.

6. Subjects with hepatic or biliary disorders, such as acute hepatitis, acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and jaundice.

7. Any condition which might significantly alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of study drugs.

8. Subjects with the following lab data at screening visit:

• serum creatine kinase (CK) > 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)

• ALT or AST of > 3 x ULN

• serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dL

• HbA1c > 8.0%

9. Subject with the following past histories:

• hypersensitivity to statins or any other ingredients of study drugs

• resistant to statins treatment

10. Use of any lipid-lowering agents within 4 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment.

11. Use of any investigational product within 4 weeks prior to screening.

12. Any unstable concomitant disease or clinical condition, including the presence of laboratory abnormalities, which places the subject at unacceptable risk to participate in the study or confounds the ability to interpret data from the study.