This multicenter, phase 3, randomized (2:1 alirocumab vs placebo), double-blind, 52-week trial enrolled 316
patients with established coronary heart disease or coronary heart disease risk equivalents and hypercholesterolemia.
Alirocumab (75 mg every 2 weeks [Q2W]) or placebo Q2W was self-administered subcutaneously via 1 mL prefilled pen. The
alirocumab dose was increased to 150 mgQ2W(also 1 mL) at week 12 if week 8 low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was
≥70 mg/dL. The primary efficacy end point was percent change in LDL-C from baseline to week 24 (intention-to-treat analysis).