New drug shows promise for rare High-Cholesterol disease
NCT ID NCT06009393
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested an investigational drug called SHR-1918 in 26 people with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), a rare genetic condition causing extremely high cholesterol. The study measured how much the drug lowered LDL (bad) cholesterol after 12 weeks. All participants continued their usual cholesterol medications during the trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SHR-1918 (an investigational drug to lower cholesterol)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, SHR-1918 could offer a new treatment option to help control dangerously high cholesterol in people with this rare genetic condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 26 participants and no placebo group. Results may not apply to all patients, and the drug's long-term safety and effectiveness are not yet known.
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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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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- 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: 1. Diagnosis of functional HoFH by either genetic or clinical criteria as defined in the protocol 2. LDL-C ≥2.6mmol/L at the screening visit 3. Body weight ≥40 kg 4. Receiving stable lipid-lowering therapy for at least 28 days before enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previously diagnosed type 1 diabetes or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes at screening (HbA1c \> 8.5%) 2. eGFR \<30ml/min/1.73m2 at the screening visit 3. CK \>5times ULN at the screening visit
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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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The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Hospital
Changsha, Hunan, 410007, China
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