Evaluating bococizumab, a monoclonal antibody to PCSK9, on lipid levels and clinical events in broad patient groups with and without prior cardiovascular events: Rationale and design of the Studies of PCSK9 Inhibition and the Reduction of vascular Events (SPIRE) Lipid Lowering and SPIRE Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials
Ridker PM, Amarenco P, Brunell R, Glynn RJ, Jukema JW, Kastelein JJ, Koenig W, Nissen S, Revkin J, Santos RD, Schwartz PF, Yunis C, Tardif JC, Investigators S. Evaluating bococizumab, a monoclonal antibody to PCSK9, on lipid levels and clinical events in broad patient groups with and without prior cardiovascular events: Rationale and design of the Studies of PCSK9 Inhibition and the Reduction of vascular Events (SPIRE) Lipid Lowering and SPIRE Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials. American Heart Journal 2016, 178: 135-144. PMID: 27502861, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular outcome trialsOutcome trialsCardiovascular eventsPatient groupAtherogenic lipidsCholesterol levelsHigh-risk primary preventionSubtilisin kexin type 9Hepatic low-density lipoprotein receptorMonoclonal antibodiesAtherogenic cholesterol levelsIncident vascular eventsResidual cholesterol riskSafety of bococizumabVascular event ratesHigh-risk patientsPrior cardiovascular eventsClinical cardiovascular eventsEvident cardiovascular diseaseLDL cholesterol levelsHigh-risk populationHumanized monoclonal antibodyLow-density lipoprotein receptorHigh residual riskBroad patient groups