Effect of Evolocumab on Coronary Atherosclerosis

Summary

This study will quantify changes in coronary plaque volumes and plaque composition in patients treated with evolocumab.

Previous intravascular ultrasound studies have shown that treatment with a lipid-lowering PCSK9 enzyme inhibitor, such as evolocumab, to be associated with a reduction of the fatty deposits that cause plaque in the arteries, however, it is not known how evolocumab affects specific coronary plaque types and plaque inflammation.

Investigators will use quantitative assessment of non-invasive coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and positron emission tomography (PET)imaging to evaluate functional changes in plaque burden, plaque composition and vascular inflammation before and after treatment with evolocumab.

Investigators propose to show that patients treated with evolocumab in combination with statins demonstrate a greater reduction of coronary non-calcified plaque volume, thereby reducing the number of future cardiac events.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Hyperlipidemia

Interventions

DRUG

Evolocumab

Evolocumab: In patients without homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), evolocumab will be self-injected as follows: 140mg every 2 weeks or 420mg once a month subcutaneously. Patients with homozygous FH will be instructed to administer 420mg subcutaneously once a month by giving 3 injections consecutively within 30 minutes using the single-use prefilled autoinjector.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

18F-NaF PET

18F-NaF PET: Baseline (pre-treatment) and follow-up dual cardiac and respiratory-gated PET- imaging of the thoracic aorta. Dose of 250 MBq 18F-NaF intravenously.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

CCTA

CCTA: Baseline (pre-treatment) and follow-up CCTA. Bolus injection of 80-100 ml contrast (Omnipaque or Visipaque). Possible beta blocker(metoprolol)administered to achieve a target heart ≤70 beats/min (bpm) and/or 0.4 or 0.8 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin administered, if medical safe.

DRUG

Omnipaque

contrast agent for CCTA

DRUG

Metoprolol

beta blocker to optimize heart rate during CCTA

DRUG

Nitroglycerin

premedication for CCTA

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Amgen

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Daniel S. Berman, MD · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-03-19

Primary Completion

2023-01-28

Completion

2023-05-30

FDA Drug

Yes

FDA Device

Yes

Countries

• United States

Study Locations