Study To Evaluate The Effect Of Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin In Patients With Genetic High Cholesterol Disorder

The Torcetrapib project was terminated on December 2, 2006 due to safety findings.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the lipid drug Torcetrapib/atorvastatin in patients with genetically known disorder of extremely high cholesterol

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Key information

Conditions

Hypercholesterolemia, Familial Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Dyslipidemias Genetic Diseases, Inborn Hyperlipidemias Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II Hyperlipoproteinemias Lipid Metabolism Disorders Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors Metabolic Diseases Metabolism, Inborn Errors Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Pfizer Investigational Site, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada

About this study

For additional information please call: 1-800-718-1021

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Exclusion criteria

Women who are pregnant or lactating, or planning to become pregnant.
Subjects with a clinically indicated need for statin (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) therapy other than atorvastatin or other concomitant therapy with known lipid altering effects on LDL-C and HDL-C including fibrates and nicotinic acid
Subjects taking any drugs known to be associated with an increased risk of myositis in combination with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors
Subjects with any other medical condition or laboratory abnormality which could affect subject safety, preclude evaluationof response, or render unlikely that the subject would complete the study

Treatment and study plan

torcetrapib/atorvastatin

Drug

Primary outcomes

Change in LDL-C and HDL-C

Secondary outcomes

Other lipid variables

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pfizer

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Phase 3 Multi-Center, Open Label, Forced Titration Study To Evaluate The Efficacy, Safety, And Tolerability Of Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin Combination Administered Orally, Once Daily (Qd) In Patients With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Study completion: 2005
First posted: Aug 24, 2005
Registry last updated: Nov 7, 2007

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