New drug SHR-1918 targets stubborn high cholesterol in rare disease
NCT ID NCT06723652
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tested the drug SHR-1918 in 55 people with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), a rare genetic condition causing extremely high cholesterol. Participants received either the drug or a placebo, and researchers measured how much their LDL (bad) cholesterol dropped after 12 weeks. The goal is to see if SHR-1918 can safely lower cholesterol in patients who already take other lipid-lowering medications.
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 (a drug that lowers LDL cholesterol)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new treatment option for people with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, helping to lower their dangerously high cholesterol levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial with only 55 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show meaningful benefit over existing treatments.
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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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55 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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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12 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. Treatment with an ANGPTL3 inhibitor within 24 weeks prior before screening 2. Previously diagnosed type 1 diabetes or poorly controlled type 2 diabetes at screening (HbA1c \> 8.5%) 3. eGFR \<30ml/min/1.73m2 at the screening visit 4. 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, 410000, China
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