Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab and Evolocumab as Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Inhibitors in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ghasempour, Ghasem; Zamani-Garmsiri, Fahimeh; Farhad, Shaikhnia; Soleimani, Ali; Hosseini Fard, Syed Reza; Leila, Janani; Teimuri, Shohreh; Parvaz, Najmeh; Mohammadi, Payam; Najafi, Mohammad (2024). Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab and Evolocumab as Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Inhibitors in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Current medicinal chemistry, 31(2), pp. 223-241. Bentham 10.2174/0929867330666230228120601

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BACKGROUND

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a prevalent and potentially fatal illness that causes a substantial elevation in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of monoclonal antibodies alirocumab and evolocumab on LDL-C and other lipid parameters, as well as their safety in familial hypercholesterolemia patients.

METHODS

A comprehensive search was done on PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science (WOS/ ISI), Scopus, ClinicalTrials (www.

CLINICALTRIALS

gov), and conferences/ congress research papers. Random effect models were used to calculate mean differences (%) and risk ratios (RRs), and confidence intervals (95%).

RESULTS

Ten studies (n=1489 patients) were included in this study. PCSK9 inhibitors decreased the levels of LDL-C by -49.59% (95%CI -55.5%, -43.67%) as compared to placebo. They also didn't alter the Treatment-Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE) and neuronal events by RR 0.92 (0.75, 1.13) and 1.31 (0.66, 2.59), respectively. PCSK9 inhibitors were effective and safe in treating patients with FH.

CONCLUSION

There was high-quality evidence showing that monoclonal antibodies (alirocumab & evolocumab) lower LDL-C (GRADE: high), lipoprotein (a) (GRADE: High), triglycerides (TG) (GRADE: High), total cholesterol (GRADE: High), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (nonHDL-C) (GRADE: Moderate), and apolipoprotein B (GRADE: High), and increase the HDL-C (GRADE: High) as well as apolipoprotein A1 (GRADE: High). Comparing PCSK9 inhibitors against placebo, neither TEAE (GRADE: high) nor neuronal events (GRADE: moderate) were changed. Registration number PROSPERO-CRD42022334035.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Cell Biology

UniBE Contributor:

Teimuri, Shohreh

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

0929-8673

Publisher:

Bentham

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

01 Mar 2023 10:45

Last Modified:

14 Oct 2023 00:11

Publisher DOI:

10.2174/0929867330666230228120601

PubMed ID:

36852818

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Alirocumab Evolocumab Familial Hypercholesterolemia Meta-Analysis PCSK9 Systematic Review

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/179352

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