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Breakthrough Drug Achieves 65% Reduction in Genetic ‘Bad Cholesterol’ (scienceswitch.com)
14 points by conse_lad 8 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



Here’s the RCT paper: “Muvalaplin, an Oral Small Molecule Inhibitor of Lipoprotein(a) Formation” by Stephen J. Nicholls, MBBS, PhD; Steven E. Nissen, MD; Cynthia Fleming, RN, MSN; et al.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2808864?gu...

“Oral doses of 30 mg to 800 mg for 14 days resulted in increasing muvalaplin plasma concentrations and half-life ranging from 70 to 414 hours. Muvalaplin lowered Lp(a) plasma levels within 24 hours after the first dose, with further Lp(a) reduction on repeated dosing. Maximum placebo-adjusted Lp(a) reduction was 63% to 65%, resulting in Lp(a) plasma levels less than 50 mg/dL in 93% of participants, with similar effects at daily doses of 100 mg or more.”


Now, to see if lowered Lp(a) plasma levels relate to better health under this treatment.


That will likely take a decade or more to bear out.




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