New shot may slash cholesterol right after a heart attack
NCT ID NCT07102628
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests whether starting inclisiran early during a hospital stay for a heart attack can lower bad cholesterol more than a placebo, when both are added to standard care. About 300 adults hospitalized for a heart attack will receive either inclisiran or a placebo shot at the start and again 90 days later. The main goal is to see if inclisiran leads to greater cholesterol reduction by day 150.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Inclisiran
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new way to quickly lower bad cholesterol after a heart attack, potentially reducing the risk of future heart problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is still an early Phase 3 trial with 300 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Inclisiran 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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.
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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: Participant eligible for inclusion in this study must meet all the following criteria: At Screening: 1. Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study. 2. Males and females, ≥18 years of age at the time of providing written informed consent. 3. Ability to understand study's requirements and provide informed consent and comply with all required study procedures. 4. Hospitalization for a ACS event (STEMI or NSTEMI). 5. Receiving treatment for the qualifying ACS event, according to clinical judgement, by means of medical treatment alone or percutaneous coronary revascularization. 6. Had a successful PCI (with or without stent) for the qualifying event if a PCI was required. 7. LDL-C values measured by the local lab either at the Screening visit or results from local lab tests performed prior to ICF signature, strictly as part of the routine clinical practice in this emergency ACS setting and not older than 2 days of: * LDL-C ≥70 mg/dL in participant previously treated with high-intensity statin (atorvastatin ≥40 mg/day or rosuvastatin ≥20 mg/day) or equivalent as per national guidelines and local regulation for at least 4 weeks before screening or * LDL-C ≥80 mg/dL in participant previously treated with low/moderate-intensity statin for at least 4 weeks before screening or * LDL-C ≥100 mg/dL in participant previously not treated with statins for at least 4 weeks before screening, or who never received statins (including statin intolerant participants). At Randomization: 8. The participant must have a Baseline fasting LDL-C ≥70 mg/dL (local lab assessment) to be eligible for randomization. 9. Randomization within 7 days (≤ 7 days) following hospital admission for the qualifying ACS event and before/at discharge. Exclusion Criteria: Participant meeting any of the following criteria is not eligible for inclusion in this study. Only for Japan: For exclusion criteria 6, investigator judgment should be documented in the source data document. 1. Participant who is clinically unstable during hospitalization for the qualifying ACS event, defined by any of the following events within 24 hours prior to randomization: * Hemodynamic instability: hypotension, defined as sustained systolic blood pressure of \<90 mmHg due to cardiac failure with associated symptoms requiring inotropes * Sustained arrhythmic events such as: ventricular storm (e.g., torsade, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular flutter) not resolved before randomization * Cardiogenic shock or mechanical complication of myocardial infarction * New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV heart failure * Left ventricular ejection fraction \<20% at randomization (after all treatment procedures, based on the latest assessment of the LVEF using invasive or non-invasive assessment modalities) * Uncontrolled severe hypertension: systolic blood pressure \>180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>110 mmHg prior to randomization despite antihypertensive therapy. 2. Participant who has undergone or is scheduled to undergo CABG for treatment of the qualifying ACS event. 3. Active liver disease defined as: (i) any known current infectious, neoplastic, or metabolic pathology of the liver or (ii) alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation \>3x ULN or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) elevation \>3x ULN, or total bilirubin elevation \>2x ULN (except participant with Gilbert's syndrome) at the Screening visit, in the context of an ACS, and assessed as related to the index event and/or treatment procedures (such as PCI). Eligibility will be based on Investigator's judgement for participant who will be randomized. 4. Renal insufficiency (eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73m2) at the Screening visit. 5. Fasting triglycerides value \>400 mg/dL (4.52 mmol/L; assessed by local labs) at randomization visit. 6. Participant, who based on the Investigator's judgement, could reach the LDL-C target value of \<55 mg/dL after 4 weeks on statin treatment only. 7. Secondary hypercholesterolemia (based on medical history). 8. Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (based on medical history). 9. Participant on apheresis at the Screening visit or for whom an apheresis is planned during study (from Day 1 to EOS). 10. Ongoing or medical history of myopathy at the Screening visit. 11. CK values ≥5x ULN at Screening visit and confirmed by repeat test during Screening (local lab) , in the context of an ACS, and assessed as related to the index event and/or treatment procedures (such as PCI) eligibility will be based on Investigator's judgement for participant who will be randomized (who will be switched to or initiated on the protocol-specified dose of high-intensity statin of atorvastatin ≥40 mg QD or rosuvastatin ≥20 mg QD). Unless a more stringent CK value threshold is mandated by a local regulatory authority (e.g., ≥3x ULN in Korea according to MFDS internal guideline).
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
27 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
WITHDRAWNCapital Federal, Buenos Aires, B1406, Argentina
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RECRUITINGGarran, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia
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RECRUITINGClayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada
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RECRUITINGHamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada
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WITHDRAWNLondon, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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WITHDRAWNNewmarket, Ontario, J7Y 2P9, Canada
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RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H1T 1C8, Canada
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RECRUITINGQuébec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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RECRUITINGBeijing, China, 100037, China
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RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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RECRUITINGLuoyang, Henan, 471002, China
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RECRUITINGXuzhou, Jiangsu, 221003, China
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RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330009, China
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RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China
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RECRUITINGBeijing, 100191, China
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RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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RECRUITINGFuzhou, 350001, China
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RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510260, China
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RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510280, China
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RECRUITINGJining, 272011, China
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RECRUITINGShanghai, 200032, China
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RECRUITINGShanghai, 200120, China
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RECRUITINGTianjin, 300052, China
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGChambray-lès-Tours, 37170, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34295, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPessac, 33604, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPoitiers, 86021, France
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLeipzig, Saxony, 04289, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGCoburg, 96450, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGErfurt, 99089, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEssen, 45147, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHennigsdorf, 16761, Germany
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKiel, 24105, Germany
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RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong
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RECRUITINGHong Kong, 999077, Hong Kong
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPécs, Baranya, 7623, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDebrecen, Hajdu Bihar Megye, 4032, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBudapest, 1083, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBudapest, 1134, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMiskolc, 3526, Hungary
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBelagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMumbai, Maharashtra, 400012, India
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RECRUITINGNashik, Maharashtra, 422005, India
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RECRUITINGBikaner, Rajasthan, 334003, India
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COMPLETEDChikushino-shi, Fukuka, 8188516, Japan
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKitakyushu, Fukuoka, 8028555, Japan
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKamakura, Kanagawa, 2478533, Japan
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WITHDRAWNSagamihara, Kanagawa, 2520375, Japan
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COMPLETEDBunkyo Ku, Tokyo, 1138431, Japan
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGdansk, 80-214, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-635, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKrakow, 31-202, Poland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOpole, 45-401, Poland
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RECRUITINGSeoul, Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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RECRUITINGSeoul, 07804, South Korea
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSantiago Compostela, A Coruna, 15706, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHuelva, Andalusia, 21005, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEl Palmar, Murcia, 30120, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLas Palmas GC, 35010, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSalamanca, 37007, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeville, 41013, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGValencia, 46010, Spain
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGeneva, 1211, Switzerland
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLucerne, 6000, Switzerland
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