- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Klinisk forsøg NCT07586540
Alirocumab for Stabilisation of Symptomatic Vulnerable Carotid Plaque (CAROTID-STABIL)
Alirocumab for Stabilisation of Symptomatic Vulnerable Carotid Plaque: A Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial With High-Resolution Vessel-Wall MRI and Clinical Endpoints
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
BACKGROUND: Symptomatic carotid stenosis of 50-69% carries a 30-day recurrent-stroke risk of 5-8% and a 2-year risk of 15-20% on best medical therapy alone. A substantial proportion of patients are either surgically deferred or anatomically borderline where revascularisation benefit is debated. PCSK9 inhibitors have demonstrated carotid plaque regression, reduction in lipid-rich necrotic core, and reduction in arterial inflammation. However, no RCT has tested whether PCSK9 inhibition can reduce intraplaque haemorrhage or LRNC in symptomatic carotid plaque.
DESIGN: This is a phase III, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group superiority trial with a 26-week primary endpoint assessment and a 52-week extension. Patients with recently symptomatic carotid stenosis (50-69%) with MRI-confirmed vulnerable plaque features (IPH or LRNC) will be randomised 1:1 to alirocumab 150 mg SC q2w or matched placebo, both on background high-intensity statin therapy.
PRIMARY ENDPOINT: Absolute change in IPH volume (mm³) from baseline to week 26, measured on MPRAGE sequences by a blinded central imaging core lab using semi-automated segmentation.
SECONDARY ENDPOINTS: Include percent change in LRNC volume, absolute change in minimum fibrous cap thickness, percent change in total plaque wall volume at weeks 26 and 52, composite of ipsilateral recurrent stroke or TIA through week 52, and proportion avoiding carotid revascularisation through week 52.
SAFETY: Monitored by an independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) with pre-specified interim analyses at 50% and 75% enrolment.
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Anslået)
Fase
- Fase 3
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Alexandria, Egypten
- Alexandria University, Smouha University Comprehensive Stroke Center
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Cairo, Egypten
- Cairo university
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Cairo, Egypten
- Ain shams university
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Cairo, Egypten
- Neurology Department, Al-Azhar University
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Amman, Jordan
- Amman Specialized IR Center
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Rabat, Marokko
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Sina de Rabat
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Karachi, Pakistan
- Aga Khan University
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Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
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Abhā, Saudi Arabien
- King Khalid University
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Jeddah, Saudi Arabien
- King Abdulaziz Medical City
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Mecca, Saudi Arabien
- King Abdullah Medical City
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Tunis, Tunesien
- Institut National de Neurologie
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Eskişehir, Tyrkiet (Türkiye)
- Department of Neurology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University
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Istanbul, Tyrkiet (Türkiye)
- Neurology Department, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
- Voksen
- Ældre voksen
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 40 and ≤ 80 years
- Recently symptomatic (TIA, amaurosis fugax, or non-disabling ischaemic stroke with mRS ≤ 2) referable to a carotid territory within 28 days of randomisation
- Ipsilateral extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis of 50-69% by NASCET criteria on CTA or DSA
- HR-VW-MRI evidence of IPH (MPRAGE hyperintensity ≥150% of adjacent sternocleidomastoid) OR LRNC ≥ 10% of plaque volume in the symptomatic plaque
- On a stable dose of high-intensity statin (atorvastatin 40-80 mg or rosuvastatin 20-40 mg) for ≥ 4 weeks, or able and willing to initiate atorvastatin 80 mg daily at randomisation
- LDL-C ≥ 70 mg/dL (1.8 mmol/L) at screening
- Able to undergo 3T MRI (no contraindications)
- Provides written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Indication for urgent carotid revascularisation within 14 days per treating team
- Disabling stroke (mRS > 2) or NIHSS > 5 at randomisation
- Carotid stenosis ≥ 70% or occlusion
- Cardioembolic stroke source (atrial fibrillation, LV thrombus, endocarditis, PFO with high-risk features)
- Intracranial haemorrhage within 12 months or any history of symptomatic ICH
- eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m²
- Active hepatobiliary disease or ALT/AST > 3x ULN
- Prior exposure to any PCSK9 inhibitor or inclisiran within 6 months
- Known hypersensitivity to alirocumab or excipients
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or unwillingness to use contraception in women of childbearing potential
- Life expectancy < 24 months
- Participation in another interventional trial within 30 days
- Inability to comply with follow-up or MRI schedule
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Tredobbelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Alirocumab + High-Intensity Statin
Alirocumab 150 mg subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks via pre-filled pen, self-administered or caregiver-administered, from randomisation through week 52.
Plus atorvastatin 80 mg daily (or rosuvastatin 40 mg if intolerant) as background therapy.
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Alirocumab 150 mg subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks via pre-filled pen for 52 weeks.
First dose given at randomisation visit under supervision.
Self-administered or caregiver-administered at home for subsequent doses.
Alirocumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits PCSK9, leading to significant LDL-C reduction beyond that achieved with statins alone.
Matched placebo subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks via pre-filled pen for 52 weeks.
Visually identical to alirocumab injection.
First dose given at randomisation visit under supervision.
Self-administered or caregiver-administered at home for subsequent doses.
Atorvastatin 80 mg oral tablet once daily as background high-intensity statin therapy for both arms.
Rosuvastatin 40 mg daily may be substituted if patient is intolerant to atorvastatin.
Administered throughout the entire study duration (52 weeks).
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Placebo komparator: Placebo + High-Intensity Statin
Matched placebo subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks via pre-filled pen from randomisation through week 52, visually identical to alirocumab.
Plus atorvastatin 80 mg daily (or rosuvastatin 40 mg if intolerant) as background therapy.
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Alirocumab 150 mg subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks via pre-filled pen for 52 weeks.
First dose given at randomisation visit under supervision.
Self-administered or caregiver-administered at home for subsequent doses.
Alirocumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits PCSK9, leading to significant LDL-C reduction beyond that achieved with statins alone.
Matched placebo subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks via pre-filled pen for 52 weeks.
Visually identical to alirocumab injection.
First dose given at randomisation visit under supervision.
Self-administered or caregiver-administered at home for subsequent doses.
Atorvastatin 80 mg oral tablet once daily as background high-intensity statin therapy for both arms.
Rosuvastatin 40 mg daily may be substituted if patient is intolerant to atorvastatin.
Administered throughout the entire study duration (52 weeks).
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Absolute change in intraplaque haemorrhage (IPH) volume from baseline to week 26
Tidsramme: Baseline to 26 weeks
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Absolute change in intraplaque haemorrhage volume (mm³) from baseline to week 26, measured on MPRAGE sequences by a blinded central imaging core laboratory using semi-automated segmentation.
IPH is defined as hyperintensity ≥150% of adjacent sternocleidomastoid muscle signal on 3T MRI.
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Baseline to 26 weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Percent change in lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) volume at week 26
Tidsramme: Baseline to 26 weeks
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Percent change in lipid-rich necrotic core volume from baseline to week 26, measured on high-resolution vessel-wall MRI by a blinded central imaging core laboratory.
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Baseline to 26 weeks
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Absolute change in minimum fibrous cap thickness at week 26
Tidsramme: Baseline to 26 weeks
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Absolute change in minimum fibrous cap thickness (mm) from baseline to week 26, measured on post-contrast T1 black-blood MRI by a blinded central imaging core laboratory.
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Baseline to 26 weeks
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Percent change in total plaque wall volume at week 26
Tidsramme: Baseline to 26 weeks
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Percent change in total plaque wall volume (outer wall area minus lumen area summed across all slices) from baseline to week 26, measured on high-resolution vessel-wall MRI by a blinded central imaging core laboratory.
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Baseline to 26 weeks
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Percent change in intraplaque haemorrhage (IPH) volume at week 52
Tidsramme: Baseline to 52 weeks
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Percent change in intraplaque haemorrhage volume from baseline to week 52, measured on MPRAGE sequences by a blinded central imaging core laboratory.
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Baseline to 52 weeks
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Percent change in lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) volume at week 52
Tidsramme: Baseline to 52 weeks
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Percent change in lipid-rich necrotic core volume from baseline to week 52, measured on high-resolution vessel-wall MRI by a blinded central imaging core laboratory.
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Baseline to 52 weeks
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Composite of ipsilateral recurrent ischaemic stroke or TIA through week 52
Tidsramme: Randomisation to 52 weeks
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Time to first occurrence of ipsilateral recurrent ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) from randomisation through week 52, adjudicated by an independent blinded clinical events committee.
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Randomisation to 52 weeks
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Proportion of patients avoiding carotid revascularisation through week 52
Tidsramme: Randomisation to 52 weeks
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Proportion of patients who do not undergo carotid revascularisation (carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting) through 52 weeks from randomisation, adjudicated by an independent blinded clinical events committee.
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Randomisation to 52 weeks
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Andre resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Safety and tolerability composite
Tidsramme: Randomisation to 52 weeks
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Composite safety endpoint including: serious adverse events, adverse events leading to discontinuation, injection-site reactions, new-onset diabetes, neurocognitive adverse events, frequency of LDL-C < 15 mg/dL and clinical correlates, haemorrhagic stroke, and major bleeding (BARC >= 3).
Monitored continuously through 52 weeks.
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Randomisation to 52 weeks
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Anslået)
Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)
Studieafslutning (Anslået)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
- Cerebrovaskulære lidelser
- Hjernesygdomme
- Sygdomme i centralnervesystemet
- Sygdomme i nervesystemet
- Karsygdomme
- Hjerte-kar-sygdomme
- Arterielle okklusive sygdomme
- Carotisarteriesygdomme
- Carotis stenose
- Heterocykliske forbindelser, 1-ring
- Heterocykliske forbindelser
- Fedtsyrer
- Lipider
- Azoler
- Pyrroles
- Heptanesyrer
- Atorvastatin
- Alirocumab
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- MENASINO-CAROTID-2026-01
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