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NCT04659863CompletedPhase 3

Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Inclisiran in Adolescents With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Two Part (Double-blind Inclisiran Versus Placebo [Year 1] Followed by Open-label Inclisiran [Year 2]) Randomized Multicenter Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Inclisiran in Adolescents (12 to Less Than 18 Years) With Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Elevated LDL-cholesterol (ORION-13)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This was a pivotal phase III study designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, and efficacy of inclisiran in adolescents with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) and elevated low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13 (actual)
First submitted
2 Dec 2020
Start date
16 Feb 2021
Primary completion date
30 Oct 2023
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
NCT number
NCT04659863
EudraCT number
2020-002755-38

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 13
  • From 16 Feb 2021 to the primary completion date, 30 Oct 2023
  • 11 sites in 8 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Previous treatment with monoclonal antibodies directed towards PCSK9 (within 90 days of screening)
  • Treatment with mipomersen or lomitapide (within 5 months of screening)

Other illness

  • Active liver disease
  • Secondary hypercholesterolemia, e.g. hypothyroidism or nephrotic syndrome

Other

  • Documented evidence of a null (negative) mutation in both LDLR alleles
  • Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH)
  • Recent and/or planned use of other investigational medicinal products or devices

Who the study is looking for

  • Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) diagnosed by genetic confirmation
  • Fasting LDL-C \>130 mg/dL (3.4 mmol/L) at screening
  • On maximally tolerated dose of statin (investigator's discretion) with or without other lipid-lowering therapy; stable for ≥ 30 days before screening
  • Male or female participants \>=12 to \<18 years of age at screening

Age in the registry: 12 years to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (11)

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QuébecCanadaUnknown status
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BronFranceUnknown status
Metropolitan Hospital
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AthensGreeceUnknown status
University General Hospital of Ioannina
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IoanninaGreeceUnknown status
American University of Beirut Medical Center
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BeirutLebanonUnknown status
Hotel Dieu de France Hospital
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El AchrafiyéLebanonUnknown status
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Kuala LumpurMalaysiaUnknown status
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AmsterdamNetherlandsUnknown status
Excel Medical Clinical Trials, LLC
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Boca RatonUnited StatesUnknown status
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IstanbulTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status
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IzmirTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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