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Alirocumab for Stabilisation of Symptomatic Vulnerable Carotid Plaque (CAROTID-STABIL)

8 de mayo de 2026 actualizado por: Ossama Mansour, Middle East North Africa Stroke and Interventional Neurotherapies Organization

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

CAROTID-STABILISE is a phase III, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating whether alirocumab 150 mg subcutaneously every 2 weeks, added to high-intensity statin therapy, produces greater reduction in intraplaque haemorrhage (IPH) volume at 26 weeks compared with placebo in patients with recently symptomatic carotid stenosis of 50-69% harbouring IPH or lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) on high-resolution vessel-wall MRI. The study will enroll 280 participants across multiple centres with a 52-week extension for durability and clinical endpoints assessment.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Aún no reclutando

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

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.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

280

Fase

  • Fase 3

Contactos y Ubicaciones

Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.

Ubicaciones de estudio

  • Arabia Saudita
      • Abhā, Arabia Saudita
        • King Khalid University
      • Jeddah, Arabia Saudita
        • King Abdulaziz Medical City
      • Mecca, Arabia Saudita
        • King Abdullah Medical City
  • Egipto
      • Alexandria, Egipto
        • Alexandria University, Smouha University Comprehensive Stroke Center
      • Cairo, Egipto
        • Cairo University
      • Cairo, Egipto
        • Ain Shams University
      • Cairo, Egipto
        • Neurology Department, Al-Azhar University
  • Jordán
      • Amman, Jordán
        • Amman Specialized IR Center
  • Katar
      • Doha, Katar
        • Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
  • Marruecos
      • Rabat, Marruecos
        • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Sina de Rabat
  • Pakistán
      • Karachi, Pakistán
        • Aga Khan University
  • Turquía (Türkiye)
      • Eskişehir, Turquía (Türkiye)
        • Department of Neurology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University
      • Istanbul, Turquía (Türkiye)
        • Neurology Department, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital
  • Túnez
      • Tunis, Túnez
        • Institut National de Neurologie

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Adulto
  • Adulto Mayor

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥ 40 and ≤ 80 years
  2. Recently symptomatic (TIA, amaurosis fugax, or non-disabling ischaemic stroke with mRS ≤ 2) referable to a carotid territory within 28 days of randomisation
  3. Ipsilateral extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis of 50-69% by NASCET criteria on CTA or DSA
  4. HR-VW-MRI evidence of IPH (MPRAGE hyperintensity ≥150% of adjacent sternocleidomastoid) OR LRNC ≥ 10% of plaque volume in the symptomatic plaque
  5. 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
  6. LDL-C ≥ 70 mg/dL (1.8 mmol/L) at screening
  7. Able to undergo 3T MRI (no contraindications)
  8. Provides written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Indication for urgent carotid revascularisation within 14 days per treating team
  2. Disabling stroke (mRS > 2) or NIHSS > 5 at randomisation
  3. Carotid stenosis ≥ 70% or occlusion
  4. Cardioembolic stroke source (atrial fibrillation, LV thrombus, endocarditis, PFO with high-risk features)
  5. Intracranial haemorrhage within 12 months or any history of symptomatic ICH
  6. eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m²
  7. Active hepatobiliary disease or ALT/AST > 3x ULN
  8. Prior exposure to any PCSK9 inhibitor or inclisiran within 6 months
  9. Known hypersensitivity to alirocumab or excipients
  10. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or unwillingness to use contraception in women of childbearing potential
  11. Life expectancy < 24 months
  12. Participation in another interventional trial within 30 days
  13. Inability to comply with follow-up or MRI schedule

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Tratamiento
  • Asignación: Aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Triple

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Experimental: 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.
Droga: Alirocumab
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.
Droga: Placebo
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.
Droga: Atorvastatin
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).
Comparador de placebos: 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.
Droga: Alirocumab
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.
Droga: Placebo
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.
Droga: Atorvastatin
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).

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Absolute change in intraplaque haemorrhage (IPH) volume from baseline to week 26
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline to 26 weeks
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.
Baseline to 26 weeks

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Percent change in lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) volume at week 26
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline to 26 weeks
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.
Baseline to 26 weeks
Absolute change in minimum fibrous cap thickness at week 26
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline to 26 weeks
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.
Baseline to 26 weeks
Percent change in total plaque wall volume at week 26
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline to 26 weeks
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.
Baseline to 26 weeks
Percent change in intraplaque haemorrhage (IPH) volume at week 52
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline to 52 weeks
Percent change in intraplaque haemorrhage volume from baseline to week 52, measured on MPRAGE sequences by a blinded central imaging core laboratory.
Baseline to 52 weeks
Percent change in lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) volume at week 52
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline to 52 weeks
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.
Baseline to 52 weeks
Composite of ipsilateral recurrent ischaemic stroke or TIA through week 52
Periodo de tiempo: Randomisation to 52 weeks
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.
Randomisation to 52 weeks
Proportion of patients avoiding carotid revascularisation through week 52
Periodo de tiempo: Randomisation to 52 weeks
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.
Randomisation to 52 weeks

Otras medidas de resultado

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Safety and tolerability composite
Periodo de tiempo: Randomisation to 52 weeks
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.
Randomisation to 52 weeks

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Middle East North Africa Stroke and Interventional Neurotherapies Organization

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Estimado)

1 de julio de 2027

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

1 de marzo de 2030

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

1 de septiembre de 2030

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

8 de mayo de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

8 de mayo de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

14 de mayo de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

14 de mayo de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

8 de mayo de 2026

Última verificación

1 de mayo de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Palabras clave

Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • MENASINO-CAROTID-2026-01

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

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Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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