Overview

K-924 Phase III Confirmatory Study

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-11-21
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
A multicenter, active-controlled, randomized, double-blind comparative study to compare the efficacy and safety of K-924 LD tablet or K-924 HD tablet to pitavastatin 2 mg or 4 mg in patienta with hypercholesterolemia.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Kowa Company, Ltd.
Treatments:
Pitavastatin
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with hypercholesterolemia had to be age 20 years or older at written informed
consent (ICF)

2. Patients who have been on a diet and / or exercise regimen more than 12 weeks before
the screening

3. Those whose LDL-C (Friedewald formula) at the screening any of the following in the
category classification based on Japan Atherosclerosis Society guidelines for
prevention Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease 2017

- Low risk of primary prevention : LDL-C => 160 mg/dL

- Medium risk of primary prevention : LDL-C => 140 mg/dL

- High risk of primary prevention : LDL-C => 120 mg/dL

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with a history of myopathy or rhabdomyolysis due to pitavastatin or ezetimibe

2. Patients with a history of hypersensitivity due to pitavastatin or ezetimibe

3. Patients with severe liver damage (Child Pugh Class B or higher) or biliary
obstruction

4. Pregnant women, lactating women, women planning to become pregnant or lactating during
the study period, or pregnant women who do not use specific contraceptive methods

5. Patients whose CK is 3 times or more of the upper limit of the reference value at
screening

6. Patients whose AST and ALT is 2 times or more of the upper limit of the reference
value at screening

7. Patients wiht type 1 diabetes or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes as defined HbA1c 8% or
more at screening

8. Patients with uncontrolled hypertension as defined systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg
or more or diastolic blood pressure of 100 mmHg or more at screening

9. Patients with eGFR of less than 30 mL / min / 1.73 m² at screening or dialysis

10. Patients with heart failure class III or higher according to NYHA cardiac function
classification

11. Patients with uncontrolled arrhythmia

12. Patients with uncontrolled metabolic endocrine disease

13. Patients with a history of coronary artery disease or patient with familial
hypercholesterolemia

14. Patients with malignant tumors or who are judged to have a high possibility of relapse

15. Patients who have collected 200 mL or more within 4 weeks before screening, 400 mL or
more of blood within 12 weeks for males or 16 weeks for females, or within 2 weeks for
(Plasma component / platelet component)

16. Persons with a history of severe drug allergy (anaphylactic shock, etc.)

17. Patients who need contraindicated drugs during the study period after obtaining
consent

18. Patients with TG of 400 mg / dL or more at screening

19. Patients who have LDL apheresis

20. Patients with malabsorption or history, or who have undergone gastrointestinal surgery
(excluding appendectomy, hernia treatment, etc.) that may affect absorption.

21. Patients with Alcohol or drug addiction

22. Patients who participate in other clinical trials within 16 weeks prior to study drug
administration and who are administered non-placebo investigational drugs, or who
participate in other clinical trials concurrently with this study

23. Patients who have received K-924

24. Patients who judged to be inappropriate by the Investigator or Investigator