In the trial, the fixed-dose combination of obicetrapib and ezetimibe was observed to be well tolerated, with safety results comparable to placebo. The below table summarizes study drug-related treatment emergent adverse events (“TEAEs”) and study drug-related treatment emergent serious adverse events (“TESAEs”).
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| | Placebo (n=102) | | Ezetimibe (n=101) | | Obicetrapib (n=102) | | Obicetrapib / Ezetimibe FDC (n=102) |
Any study drug-related TEAEs | | 4 (3.9%) | | 3 (3.0%) | | 7 (6.9%) | | 3 (2.9%) |
Any study drug-related TEAEs leading to discontinuation of study drug | | 2 (2.0%) | | 1 (1.0%) | | 6 (5.9%) | | 1 (1.0%) |
Any study drug related TESAEs | | 0 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) | | 0 (0.0%) |
“Today’s announcement represents a major achievement in our mission to bring a new and effective therapy to millions of patients struggling with dyslipidemia,” said Michael Davidson, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of NewAmsterdam Pharma. “We expect these promising results will support our regulatory filings globally and they reinforce our belief that, if approved, obicetrapib in combination with ezetimibe will potentially offer a simple, once-daily treatment capable of significantly reducing LDL-C and improving cardiovascular outcomes. After the BROOKLYN trial’s successful readout in July and the additional safety and efficacy data released this week, we strongly believe that obicetrapib as a monotherapy or in a fixed-dose combination with ezetimibe has the potential to help patients achieve LDL-C targets.”
“Despite the availability of established therapies, a considerable number of patients still fail to achieve target LDL-C levels, leaving them vulnerable to future cardiovascular events. These top-line results advance our understanding of potential new tools for lipid management for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease,” said Ashish Sarraju, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic.
NewAmsterdam plans to present additional results from TANDEM at an upcoming medical conference and to publish the data in a major medical journal.
Design of the Pivotal Phase 3 TANDEM Clinical Trial
The pivotal, Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, four-arm, placebo-controlled multicenter study evaluated the effect of 10 mg obicetrapib and 10 mg ezetimibe as a fixed-dose combination on LDL-C levels, compared to both ezetimibe 10 mg and obicetrapib 10 mg monotherapy and to placebo. The study was conducted at sites across the United States, and a total of 407 patients with HeFH and/or ASCVD or ASCVD risk equivalents, who had a baseline LDL-C of at least 70 mg/dL, were randomized 1:1:1:1 to receive 10 mg obicetrapib and 10 mg ezetimibe fixed-dose combination, 10 mg obicetrapib, 10 mg ezetimibe or placebo for an 84-day treatment period. The mean baseline LDL-C for enrolled patients in the obicetrapib-ezetimibe arm was 97 mg/dL despite high intensity statin use reported by approximately 74% of patients during screening. In addition to measuring the co-primary endpoints and secondary endpoints, the trial also evaluated the safety and tolerability profile of obicetrapib.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
NewAmsterdam will host a live webcast and conference call to review the topline results from TANDEM at 8:00 a.m. ET today. To access the live webcast, participants may register here. The live webcast will be available under the “Events” section of the Investor Relations page of the NewAmsterdam website at ir.newamsterdampharma.com.
To participate via telephone, please register in advance here. Upon registration, all telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number along with a unique passcode and registrant ID that can be used to access the call. While not required, it is recommended that participants join the call ten minutes prior to the scheduled start. An archived replay of the webcast will be available on NewAmsterdam’s website.