A Safety and Efficacy Study of DRL-17822, a Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (CETP) Inhibitor, in Patients With Abnormal Cholesterol Levels

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with Type II hyperlipidemia having lipid values of HDL-C: males ≤ 44 mg/dL (≤1.13 mmol/L), females ≤ 54 mg/dL (≤1.39 mmol/L); LDL-C: ≥ 130 mg/dL (≥3.33 mmol/L);
• Male or female, 18 to 70 years of age, inclusive. Female patients must be postmenopausal or surgically sterile. Men, unless surgically sterile must practice birth control from screening until the end of the study;
• Ability and willingness to give written informed consent;
• No clinically significant abnormal findings on medical history, physical examination, vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory profiles of both blood and urine.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with significant cardiac disease such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, coronary or peripheral artery angioplasty, bypass graft surgery, severe or unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension or any other disease which requires treatment;
• Uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c > 8.0%);
• History of symptomatic cerebrovascular disease such as symptomatic carotid artery disease, cerebrovascular hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack or carotid endarterectomy or any disease which requires treatment;
• History of clinically significant hematologic, renal, hepatic, neurologic, endocrine, oncologic, pulmonary, immunologic or psychiatric disorders;
• Any current or recent (within 4 weeks of run-in) concomitant therapy (apart from paracetamol/acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs]). Patients on previous concomitant treatment may enter the study if the treatment has been discontinued, when appropriate and if ethically justified, at least four weeks prior to run-in;
• Body mass index (BMI)> 35 kg/m(2);
• Positive for hepatitis B, C or HIV or known history or concurrent tuberculosis;
• Positive drug screen result (i.e., cocaine, opiates, amphetamine, cannabis, barbiturates, benzodiazepines and/or metadone);
• Pregnant, breast feeding or women of child-bearing potential;
• Regular use of non-drug therapies such as garlic supplements and St. John's Wort;
• Presence or history of alcoholism or drug abuse;
• Use of more than 21 units of alcohol per week for males or more than 14 units per week for females;
• Smoking within 3 months prior to screening;
• Relevant drug hypersensitivity or allergy or any serious adverse event reaction to lipid regulating agents;
• Administration of study drug in another drug study within 90 days prior to enrollment or participation in another drug trial from screening to last follow-up of this study; Any surgical or medical condition which makes the patient unsuitable to participate in the opinion of the Investigator.