Amgen Investor Event 2014 ACC Scientific Session
March 30, 2014
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Amgen Investor Event 2014 ACC Scientific Session March 30, 2014 Safe Harbor Statement This presentation contains forward-looking statements that are based on managements current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of risks,
March 30, 2014
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Introduction
Sean Harper
Evolocumab Phase 3 Overview
Scott Wasserman
Q&A
All
Sean E. Harper, MD Executive Vice President, Research and Development
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On average, 47,000 people die
1 DEATH EVERY 2 SECONDS1
There are an estimated
deaths each year from CVD worldwide1
The Global Impact of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
CVD is the
worldwide1
Cost of CVD estimated in 2010 to be
Accessed February 2014; 2. World Economic Forum: The Global Economic Burden of Non-communicable Diseases. Harvard School of Public Health.
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22k 35k 61k 80k 293k 392k 36k 44k 53k 67k 270k 421k 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000
Alzheimer's disease Diabetes mellitus Chronic lower respiratory disease Accidents Cancer Cardiovascular disease # of Deaths Women Men
Causes of Death in the United States—2011
Source: Roger, Circulation (2011) 123:e18-e209.
60% of cardiovascular disease deaths are directly attributable to coronary heart disease
Alzheimer’s disease
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LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol Source: Ross, NEJM (1999) 340:115-26.
Development of Atherosclerosis Leads to an Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
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LDL-R = LDL receptor
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PCSK9 Variant LDL-C CHD Risk
Gain of function mutations >300 mg/dL2 Premature CAD1,2 R46L ↓ 15%3 ↓ 47%3 Y142X or C679X ↓ 28-40%3,4 ↓ 88%3
1 Haddad L, Day INM et al. J Lipid Res. 1999, 40:1113-1122; 2 Abifadel M, Varret M, Rabes JP et al., Nat Genet. 2003, 34:154-
156; 3 Cohen JC, Boerwinkle E, Mosley TH, Hobbs HH., N Engl J Med. 2006; 354:1264-1272; 4 Cohen J, Pertsemlidis A, Kotowski IK, et al., Nat Genet. 2005, 37:161-165
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LDL-C > 50% vs placebo
– In different populations – In combination with existing therapies – Over 12–52 weeks of therapy
equivalent efficacy with similar AE profile
Q2W = every other week; QM = monthly AE = adverse event; CK = creatine kinase
Scott M. Wasserman, MD, FACC Executive Medical Director, Clinical Development
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Our Evolocumab Global Phase 3 Program Evaluates LDL-C, Effect on Atherosclerosis, and CV Outcomes
Combination therapy Statin intolerant Monotherapy HeFH Long-term safety and efficacy Open-label extension HoFH Secondary prevention Vascular imaging
Phase 2 (N = 629) Phase 3 (N = 1,896) Phase 2 (N = 406) Phase 3 (N = 614) Phase 2 (N = 157) Phase 3 (N = 307) Phase 2 (N = 167) Phase 2/3 (N = 58) Phase 3 (N = 250) Phase 2 (N = 1,324) Phase 3 (N < 3,800) Phase 3 (N = 901) Phase 3 (N = 22,500) Phase 3 (N = 950) Phase 3 (N = 329)
CV = cardiovascular; HeFH = heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia; HoFH = homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Phase 3 (N = 100)
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Monthly Dosing
Automated Mini-Doser
N = 164
*Include ezetimibe comparator
Without Statins* With Statins ± Ezetimibe Every 2 Week and Monthly Dosing MENDEL-2 Monotherapy
N = 614
LAPLACE-2 Combination Therapy
N = 1,896
GAUSS-2 Statin Intolerant
N = 307
RUTHERFORD-2 Heterozygous FH
N = 329 Monthly Dosing
DESCARTES Monotherapy and Combination Therapy
N = 901
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Autoinjector/Pen
(1.0 mL)
Automated Mini-Doser
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– Percent change from baseline in LDL-C
– Change from baseline in LDL-C – LDL-C response (LDL-C < 70 mg/dL [1.8 mmol/L]) – Percent change from baseline in:
ratio, Lp(a), triglycerides, HDL-C, VLDL-C
– Percent change from baseline in ApoA1
– Adjudicated cardiovascular endpoints
HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein; VLDL-C = very low-density lipoprotein *Co-endpoints were at week 12 and mean at weeks 10 and 12 for MENDEL-2, LAPLACE-2, RUTHERFORD-2, and GAUSS-2; DESCARTES assessed endpoints at weeks 52 and 12
Michael J Koren,1 Pernille Lundqvist,2 Michael Bolognese,3 Joel M Neutel,4 Maria Laura Monsalvo,5 Jingyuan Yang,5 Jae B Kim,5 Rob Scott,5 Scott M Wasserman,5 Harold Bays6 for the MENDEL-2 Investigators
1Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research, Jacksonville, FL, USA; 2Center for Clinical and Basic
Research, Ballerup, Denmark; 3Bethesda Health Research Center, Bethesda, MD, USA;
4Orange County Research Center, Tustin, CA, USA; 5Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 6L-MARC Research Center, Louisville, KY, USA
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–30 –40 –50 –60 BL Week 2 Week 8 Study Week Week 10 Week 12 –20 –10 10 Biweekly SC administration Day 1 Week 4 Week 6 Mean Percent Change in LDL-C from Baseline
BL, baseline. Vertical lines represent the standard error around the mean. Plot is based on observed data with no imputation for missing values. P values are multiplicity adjusted. Placebo (N = 76) Ezetimibe (N = 77) Evolocumab biweekly (N = 153)
0.1% –18% –57%
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–30 –40 –50 –60 Study Week –20 –10 10 Mean Percent Change in LDL-C from Baseline
Placebo (N = 78) Ezetimibe (N = 77) Evolocumab monthly (N = 153)
–1% –19% –56%
Monthly SC administration
BL, baseline. Vertical lines represent the standard error around the mean. Plot is based on observed data with no imputation for missing values. P values are multiplicity adjusted.
BL Week 2 Week 8 Week 10 Week 12 Day 1 Week 4 Week 6
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*Reported in ≥3% of patients in one or more treatment arms. †Reported using high-level term grouping, which includes injection site (IS) rash, IS inflammation, IS pruritus, IS reaction, and IS urticaria. ‡Standard MedDRA Queries. §Binding or neutralizing.
Adverse Events (AEs), n (%) Placebo (N = 154) Ezetimibe (N = 154) Evolocumab (N = 306)
Treatment-emergent AEs 68 (44) 70 (46) 134 (44) Common treatment-emergent AEs* Headache Diarrhea Nausea Urinary Tract Infection Constipation Nasopharyngitis Upper Respiratory Infection 4 (3) 6 (4) 1 (1) 2 (1) 4 (3) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (3) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 1 (1) 6 (4) 5 (3) 10 (3) 9 (3) 8 (3) 7 (2) 6 (2) 6 (2) 5 (2) Serious AEs 1 (1) 1 (1) 4 (1) AEs leading to study drug discontinuation 6 (4) 5 (3) 7 (2) Deaths 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) Potential injection site reactions† 8 (5) 7 (5) 16 (5) Muscle-related SMQ‡ Myalgia Musculoskeletal pain 6 (4) 3 (2) 2 (1) 5 (3) 3 (2) 1 (1) 8 (3) 3 (1) 3 (1) Neurocognitive AEs 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) CK > 5 x ULN 2 (1) 0 (0) 2 (1) ALT or AST > 5 x ULN 2 (1) 0 (0) 1 (0.3) Anti-evolocumab antibodies§ NA NA
A Phase 3 Double-blind, Randomized Study to Assess Safety and Efficacy of Evolocumab (AMG 145) in Hypercholesterolemic Subjects Unable to Tolerate an Effective Dose of Statin
Erik Stroes1, David Colquhoun2, David Sullivan3, Fernando Civeira4, Robert S. Rosenson5, Gerald F. Watts6, Eric Bruckert7, Leslie Cho8, Ricardo Dent9, Beat Knusel9, Allen Xue9, Rob Scott9, Scott M. Wasserman9, and Michael Rocco8
for the GAUSS-2 Investigators
1Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2Wesley Medical Centre, Auchenflower, Australia; 3Royal Prince
Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia; 4Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; 5Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA; 6Royal Perth Hospital, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Australia; 7Hopital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France; 8Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; 9Amgen, CA, USA
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Primary Endpoint Biweekly Dose
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BL Week 2 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8 Week 10 Week 12
Study drug administration Biweekly SC
Day 1 Mean Percent Change in LDL-C from Baseline
–18% –56%
1: Ezetimibe (N = 51) 2: Evolocumab 140 mg Q2W (N = 103) Study Week
BL, baseline. Vertical lines represent the standard error around the mean. Plot is based on observed data with no imputation for missing values. P value is multiplicity adjusted.
Primary Endpoint Monthly Dose
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Study Week 1: Ezetimibe (N = 51) 2: Evolocumab 420 mg QM (N = 102) Study drug administration Monthly SC Mean Percent Change in LDL-C from Baseline
BL Week 2 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8 Week 10 Week 12 Day 1
–15% –53%
BL, baseline. Vertical lines represent the standard error around the mean. Plot is based on observed data with no imputation for missing values. P value is multiplicity adjusted.
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Adverse Events (AEs), n(%) Ezetimibe (N = 102) Evolocumab (N = 205) Treatment-emergent AEs 74 (73) 135 (66) Common treatment-emergent AEs (≥5% of patients in either treatment arm) Headache Myalgia Extremity pain Muscle spasms Fatigue Nausea Diarrhea Paresthesia 9 (9) 18 (18) 1 (1) 4 (4) 10 (10) 7 (7) 7 (7) 5 (5) 16 (8) 16 (8) 14 (7) 13 (6) 9 (4) 9 (4) 5 (2) 2 (1) Serious AEs 4 (4) 6 (3) AEs leading to study drug discontinuation 13 (13) 17 (8) Deaths Potential injection site reactions* 8 (8) 6 (3) Muscle-related SMQ† 23 (23) 25 (12) Neurocognitive AEs†† Anti-evolocumab antibodies‡ NA
*Reported using high-level term grouping, including IS - rash, inflammation, pruritus, reaction, urticaria. †Standard MedDRA Queries.
††Searched HLGT terms: Deliria (incl confusion); Cognitive and attention disorders and disturbances; dementia and amnestic
conditions; disturbances in thinking and perception; mental impairment disorders. ‡Binding or neutralizing; data missing for one patient. NA = not applicable
The LAPLACE-2 Trial: A Phase 3, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo and Ezetimibe Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Evolocumab (AMG 145) in Combination With Statin Therapy in Subjects With Primary Hypercholesterolemia and Mixed Dyslipidemia
Jennifer G. Robinson,1 Bettina S. Nedergaard,2 William J. Rogers,3 Jonathan Fialkow,4 Joel M. Neutel,5 David Ramstad,6 Ransi Somaratne,7 Jason C. Legg,7 Patric Nelson,7 Rob Scott,7 Scott M. Wasserman,7 and Robert Weiss,8 for the LAPLACE-2 Investigators
1College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; 2Center for Clinical and Basic Research,
Aalborg, Denmark; 3University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA; 4Herbert Wertheim College
USA; 6Hampton Roads Center for Clinical Research, Suffolk, VA, USA; 7Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 8Maine Research Associates, Auburn, ME, USA
March 30, 2014, Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Session 402 American College of Cardiology, Washington DC
25 All treatment differences versus placebo and ezetimibe were statistically significant (P < 0.001). Vertical lines represent 95% CIs. No notable differences were observed between the mean of weeks 10 and 12 and week 12 alone. LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Q2W, biweekly; QM, monthly.
Placebo Q2W Placebo QM Ezetimibe QD + Placebo Q2W Ezetimibe QD + Placebo QM Evolocumab Q2W Evolocumab QM
Evolocumab Q2W & QM: 63 to 75% reductions in LDL-C versus placebo Ezetimibe: 19 to 32% reductions in LDL-C versus placebo
Atorvastatin 10 mg Atorvastatin 80 mg Rosuvastatin 5 mg Rosuvastatin 40 mg Simvastatin 40 mg
Mean Percent Change from Baseline in LDL-C and 95% CI
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n (%) Any Statin + Placebo (N = 558) Atorvastatin + Ezetimibe (N = 221) Any Statin + Evolocumab (N = 1117) Treatment-emergent AEs 219 (39) 89 (40) 406 (36) Most common AEsa Back pain Arthralgia Headache Muscle spasms Pain in extremity 14 (3) 9 (2) 15 (3) 6 (1) 7 (1) 7 (3) 4 (2) 5 (2) 6 (3) 3 (1) 20 (2) 19 (2) 19 (2) 17 (2) 17 (2) Serious AEs 13 (2) 2 (1) 23 (2) AEs leading to study drug discontinuation 12 (2) 4 (2) 21 (2) Positively adjudicated CV events 2 (0.4) 2 (0.9) 5 (0.4) CK > 5 x ULN 2 (0.4) 0 (0) 1 (0.1) ALT or AST > 3 x ULN 6 (1) 3 (1) 4 (0.4) Potential injection site reactionsb 8 (1) 2 (1) 15 (1) Neurocognitive AEsc Disturbance in attention Cognitive disorder Disorientation 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.1) Post-baseline binding antibodies NA NA 1 (0.1)d
a Top 5 in evolocumab treatment group. b Reported using high-level term groupings including IS - rash, inflammation, pruritus, reaction, urticaria. cSearched HLGT terms: Deliria (incl confusion); Cognitive and attention disorders and disturbances; dementia and amnestic conditions;
disturbances in thinking and perception; mental impairment disorders. dBinding antibody was present at baseline and at the end of study. No neutralizing antibodies were detected. NA: Not applicable
The Addition of Evolocumab (AMG 145) Allows the Majority of Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemic Patients to Achieve Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Goals – Results from the Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study
Frederick Raal,1 Robert Dufour,2 Traci Turner,3 Fernando Civeira,4 Lesley Burgess,5 Gisle Langslet,6 Russell Scott,7 Anders G. Olsson,8 David Sullivan,9 Gerard K. Hovingh,10 Bertrand Cariou,11 Ioanna Gouni-Berthold,12 Ransi Somaratne,13 Ian Bridges,14 Rob Scott,13 Scott M. Wasserman,13 and Daniel Gaudet15 for the RUTHERFORD-2 Investigators
1Carbohydrate & Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2Institut de Recherches Cliniques
de Montreal, Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 3Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 4Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; 5TREAD Research, Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Stellenbosch, Parow, South Africa; 6Lipid Clinic, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 7Lipid and Diabetes Research Group, Christchurch, New Zealand; 8Linkoping University and Stockholm Heart Center, Stockholm, Sweden; 9Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia; 10Academisch Medisch Centrum, Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 11Institut du Thorax, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France; 12Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Preventive Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; 13Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 14Amgen Ltd, Uxbridge, United Kingdom; 15ECOGENE-21, Dyslipidemia, Diabetes and Atherosclerosis Research Group, Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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RUTHERFORD-2: Mean % Change in LDL-Ca from Baseline to the Mean of Weeks 10 and 12, and Week 12 Alone
Weeks 10 and 12
aDetermined by the Friedewald formula with reflexive testing via preparative ultracentrifugation when calculated LDL-C was < 40 mg/dL or
triglyceride levels were > 400 mg/dL
bP < 0.001; placebo-adjusted treatment difference analyzed using repeated measures model which included treatment group, stratification
factors (from IVRS), scheduled visit and the interaction of treatment with scheduled visit as covariates LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Q2W, biweekly; QM, monthly; SE, standard error
Adjusted Mean Percent Change ± SE from Baseline
Placebo Q2W (N = 54) Placebo QM (N = 55) Evolocumab 140 mg Q2W (N = 110) Evolocumab 420 mg QM (N = 110)
–1% –60%b –61% 2% –64% –66%b –60%b –61%b –1% 5% –56% –61%
Week 12
Adverse events (AEs), n (%) Placebo (N = 109) Evolocumab (N = 220) Treatment-emergent AEs 53 (48.6) 124 (56.4) Most common AEs in Evolocumab Patientsa Nasopharyngitis 5 (4.6) 19 (8.6) Headache 4 (3.7) 9 (4.1) Contusion 1 (0.9) 9 (4.1) Back pain 1 (0.9) 8 (3.6) Nausea 1 (0.9) 8 (3.6) Arthralgia 2 (1.8) 8 (3.6) Serious AEs 5 (4.6) 7 (3.2) AEs leading to discontinuation of study drug 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Deaths 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Potential injection-site reactionsb 4 (3.7) 13 (5.9) Neurocognitive AEsc 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) Muscle-related SMQd 1 (0.9) 10 (4.5) Anti-evolocumab antibodies,e % NA 0.0
aOccurring in ≥ 3.5% of evolocumab-treated patients bReported using high-level term grouping, which includes injection site (IS) rash, IS inflammation, IS pruritus, IS reaction, and IS urticaria cSearched HLGT terms: Deliria (incl confusion); cognitive and attention disorders and disturbances; dementia and amnestic conditions;
disturbances in thinking and perception; mental impairment disorders.NA = not applicable
dStandard Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) Queries. eBinding or neutralizing
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CK, creatine kinase; ULN, upper limit of normal
Laboratory Results Placebo (N = 109) Evolocumab (N = 220) ALT or AST > 3 × ULN at any post-baseline visit, % 0.0 0.0 CK > 5 × ULN at any post-baseline visit, % 1.8 0.0 CK > 10 × ULN at any post-baseline visit, % 0.9 0.0
Dirk Blom*, Tomas Hala, Michael Bolognese, Michael J Lillestol, Phillip D Toth, Lesley Burgess, Richard Ceska, Eli Roth, Michael J Koren, Maria Laura Monsalvo, Kate Tsirtsonis, Jae B Kim, Scott M Wasserman, Rob Scott, Christie M Ballantyne, and Evan A Stein, for the DESCARTES Investigators March 29, 2014, Featured Clinical Research Session 400 American College of Cardiology, Washington DC
*Division of Lipidology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
10 20 Mean Percent Change in UC LDL-C
DESCARTES: % Change in UC LDL-C from Baseline at Week 52
Error bars represent standard error for treatment difference Treatment difference are least squares mean derived from a repeated measures model
Evolocumab Placebo Treatment Difference
Overall Diet Alone Atorvastatin 10 mg Atorvastatin 80 mg Atorvastatin 80 mg + Ezetimibe 10 mg
n (%) Placebo N = 302 Evolocumab N = 599 Any Treatment Emergent Adverse Event 224 (74.2) 448 (74.8) Serious 13 (4.3) 33 (5.5) Adjudicated atherosclerotic CV events 2 (0.7) 6 (1.0) Death 0 (0.0) 2 (0.3) Leading to discontinuation of study drug 3 (1.0) 13 (2.2)
Treatment emergent adverse events are adverse events occurring between the first dose of Study Drug and End of Study
n (%) Placebo N = 302 Evolocumab N = 599 Most Common Treatment Emergent AEs Nasopharyngitis 29 (9.6) 63 (10.5) Upper respiratory tract infection 19 (6.3) 56 (9.3) Influenza 19 (6.3) 45 (7.5) Back pain 17 (5.6) 37 (6.2) Neurocognitive AEs* 2 (0.7) 1 (0.2) Amnesia - Short-term memory loss 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) Dementia With Lewy Bodies 1 (0.3) 0 (0.0) Encephalopathy 1 (0.3) 0 (0.0)
Treatment emergent adverse events are adverse events occurring between the first dose of Study Drug and End of Study * Searched HLGT terms: Deliria (incl confusion); cognitive and attention disorders and disturbances; dementia and amnestic conditions; disturbances in thinking and perception; mental impairment disorders
n (%) Placebo N = 302 Evolocumab N = 599 Liver function tests ALT or AST > 3 × ULN* 3 (1.0) 5 (0.8) ALT or AST > 5 × ULN* 1 (0.3) 3 (0.5) Muscle TEAEs and Laboratory Results Myalgia 9 (3.0) 24 (4.0) CK > 5 × ULN* 1 (0.3) 7 (1.2) CK > 10 × ULN* 1 (0.3) 3 (0.5)
* At any visit post baseline, TEAE = Treatment emergent adverse event
Change from baseline at week 52
Placebo Evolocumab Diet alone A 10 mg/d A 80 mg/d A 80 mg/d + E10 mg/d n 273 63 225 131 114 Glucose, (mg/dL); mean (SE) 0.4 (0.9)
n 273 64 227 129 115 HbA1C, (%); mean (SE) 0.00 (0.03) –0.09 (0.04) 0.04 (0.02) –0.02 (0.03) 0.09 (0.04)
A = Atorvastatin E = Ezetimibe
antibodies prior to evolocumab exposure
binding antibodies during therapy
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LDL-C in subjects with a wide range of cardiovascular risk
in efficacy with similar AE profile
neurocognitive AEs were similar between arms
doses in development program to date
ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase
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– Phase 3 data support global filing plan – 22,500 subject outcomes study currently enrolling
– Will help establish Amgen’s US cardiovascular footprint – Robust clinical program conducted by Servier in heart failure (HF) and angina:
– US heart failure filing anticipated in Q2 2014 – CAD outcomes data (SIGNIfY) expected in 2014
– Phase 2 study with IV formulation completed in acute HF – Phase 2 study with oral formulation ongoing in chronic HF
CAD = coronary artery disease; IV = intravenous
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