New cholesterol combo drug shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT06742853
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage study tested a new drug called AZD0780 in 81 healthy adults with high cholesterol. Participants received AZD0780 alongside other cholesterol-lowering medicines like ezetimibe, rosuvastatin, or bempedoic acid. The goal was to see how well the combination lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol and whether it is safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AZD0780 (a drug to lower cholesterol) combined with ezetimibe, rosuvastatin, or bempedoic acid
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new combination treatment to lower high cholesterol more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 81 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or not work as expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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81 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed the informed consent form before any study-related procedure. 2. All females must have a negative serum pregnancy test at the Screening Visit and on admission to the Clinical Unit 3. Females of non-childbearing potential must be confirmed at the Screening Visit by fulfilling one of the following criteria: postmenopausal or surgically sterilized females. 4. Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 18 kg/m² and weigh at least 50 kg. 5. Sexually active fertile male participants with partners of childbearing potential must adhere to the contraception methods. 6. Fasting LDL-C \> 100 mg/dL but \< 190 mg/dL (\> 2.6 mmol/L but \< 4.9 mmol/L for London EPCU) at the Screening Visit. 7. Fasting triglycerides \< 400 mg/dL (or \< 10.3 mmol/L for London EPCU) at the Screening Visit. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of any clinically important disease or disorder. 2. History or presence of gastrointestinal, hepatic, or renal disease or any other condition known to interfere with absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs. 3. Any clinically important illness, medical/surgical procedure, or trauma within 4 weeks of the first administration of study intervention. 4. Any laboratory values with specific deviations in alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), total bilirubin (TBL), estimated glomerular filtration rate, or hemoglobin at the Screening Visit or on Admission 5. Any clinically important abnormalities in clinical chemistry, hematology, or urinalysis results other than those described under exclusion criterion number 4, at Screening and/or Admission to the Clinical Unit 6. Any positive result on Screening for serum HBsAg, hepatitis B core antibody or human immunodeficiency virus. 7. History of severe allergy/hypersensitivity or ongoing clinically important allergy/hypersensitivity, as judged by the investigator or history of hypersensitivity to drugs with a similar chemical structure or class to AZD0780, ezetimibe, rosuvastatin, and bempedoic acid. 8. Treatment with any lipid-lowering therapy or AZD0780 within the 3 months prior to Screening. 9. Treatment with drugs for reduction or inhibition of Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) within the last 12 months prior to Screening (approved or investigational and apart from AZD0780).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Site
Glendale, California, 91206, United States
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Research Site
Brooklyn, Maryland, 21225, United States
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Research Site
Harrow, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
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