New pill combo aims to crush bad cholesterol
NCT ID NCT07218900
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding a new drug called AZD0780 to the common statin rosuvastatin can lower 'bad' LDL cholesterol more than rosuvastatin alone. About 76 adults with high cholesterol will take either AZD0780 or a placebo pill, plus rosuvastatin, for 12 weeks. Neither participants nor doctors know who gets the real drug until the study ends.
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 small molecule drug taken as a tablet) combined with rosuvastatin (a statin tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a new combination treatment that lowers 'bad' cholesterol more effectively than statins alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 76 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not lower cholesterol enough or could have side effects not yet seen.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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76 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing the ICF * History of clinical Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or at risk for a first ASCVD event: 1. Clinical ASCVD is defined as MI, stable or unstable angina, coronary or other arterial revascularisation, ischaemic stroke, or peripheral artery disease. 2. A participant is considered at risk for a first ASCVD event if the participant has one or more of the following conditions: atherosclerotic vascular disease (≥ 50% stenosis in ≥ 2 coronary artery territories or in ≥ 2 vascular beds \[coronary, carotid, lower extremity\], diagnosed by any imaging modality), diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cigarette smoking, chronic kidney disease (moderate to severe stage), or obesity. Investigators can also use the ACC/AHA or ESC or national clinical guidelines for risk assessment to identify participants with at least moderate risk for ASCVD. * Fasting serum LDL-C by central laboratory at screening as follows: LDL-C ≥ 55 mg/dL (≥ 1.4 mmol/L) in participants with clinical ASCVD or ≥ 70 mg/dL (≥ 1.8 mmol/L) in participants without clinical ASCVD but at risk for a first ASCVD event * Participants should meet 1 of the following before screening: 1. On a stable dose of Lipid-lowering therapy (LLTs) including moderate statins. 2. On a stable dose of LLTs without any statins (either have been previously treated or be statins treatment naïve). 3. Not received treatment with any LLTs (either have been previously treated or be LLTs treatment naïve). Exclusion Criteria: * Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia, known diagnosis of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HeFH), LDL apheresis or plasma apheresis within 12 months prior to screening, or any other underlying known disease or condition that may interfere with interpretation of the clinical study results as judged by the Investigator. * Any of the following laboratory values at screening: 1. Calculated eGFR \< 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 2. AST or ALT \> 3 × ULN 3. TBL \> 2 × ULN (except for patients with Gilberts syndrome, where TBL 3 × ULN is acceptable provided direct bilirubin \< 1.5 × ULN) 4. Fasting triglycerides ≥ 400 mg/dL (≥ 4.52 mmol/L) 5. Creatine kinase \> 5 × ULN 6. Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥ 500 mg/g * Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus defined as HbA1C ≥ 9.5% at screening * Inadequately treated hypothyroidism defined as TSH \> 1.5 ULN at screening or participants whose thyroid replacement therapy was initiated or modified within the last 3 months prior to screening * Use of mipomersen or lomitapide (cholesterol-lowering medications) within 12 months prior to screening or planned use during the study. * Use of gemfibrozil within 1 week prior to screening or planned use during the study. * Use of PCSK-9 inhibitors: evolocumab/alirocumab within 12 weeks of the screening visit or planned use during the study or inclisiran within 18 months of the screening visit or planned use during the study. Any other approved PCSK-9 inhibitor use within 5 half-lives prior to the screening visit or planned use during the study.
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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
Aramil, 624002, Russia
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Research Site
Ivanovo, 153012, Russia
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Research Site
Moscow, 105554, Russia
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Research Site
Moscow, 111539, Russia
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Research Site
Moscow, 117292, Russia
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Research Site
Moscow, 121552, Russia
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Research Site
Perm, 614000, Russia
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Research Site
Saint Petersburg, 194156, Russia
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