Heart attack patients get early cholesterol drug in landmark trial
NCT ID NCT07290699
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a powerful cholesterol-lowering drug (recaticimab) early after a heart attack can safely reduce future heart problems. About 2,442 adults who recently had a heart attack will receive the drug or standard care. The goal is to see if this approach lowers cholesterol, controls inflammation, and prevents major heart events like another heart attack or stroke.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 2,442 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years; * Meet the definition of acute myocardial infarction according to the "2019 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction", including STEMI and NSTEMI with onset \<24 hours; * Able to understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe mental disorders that prevent the expression of consent; * Severe heart failure (Killip class III or IV) or cardiogenic shock; * According to the investigator's judgment, the presence of significant other abnormal signs, laboratory findings, or clinical conditions (such as tumors, shock, liver or kidney failure, etc.) that make participation unsuitable; * Investigator's judgment that the subject cannot complete long-term follow-up; * Intolerance to statins or cholesterol absorption inhibitors; * Intolerance to injections; * Subjects who received PCSK9 inhibitor treatment or participated in other PCSK9 inhibitor studies within 4 months before randomization; * Pregnant women.
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