TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Moscow, Russia.
JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Jun 1;5(6):709-713. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0728.
IMPORTANCE: Despite recent advances in treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis (AS), AS remains a life-threatening condition with no proven disease-modifying therapy. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) have been implicated in the pathobiology of AS. The proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor evolocumab reduces circulating LDL-C concentrations by 50% to 60% and Lp(a) by 20% to 30%. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether evolocumab reduces the risk of AS events in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were randomized 1:1 to evolocumab or placebo. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Exploratory analysis of the FOURIER trial, which enrolled 27 564 patients with stable atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who were taking statin therapy at 1242 sites in 49 countries from February 2013 to November 2016. Patients were randomized to evolocumab or placebo and followed up for a median (interquartile range) of 2.2 (1.8-2.5) years. This post hoc analysis was performed from September 2019 to February 2020. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Site-reported adverse events of new or worsening AS or aortic valve replacement (termed AS events). The adjusted risk of AS events was calculated with a multivariable model including concentrations of Lp(a) and LDL-C corrected for Lp(a) content, plus age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, current smoking, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. Evolocumab efficacy was tested using a Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS: Aortic stenosis events occurred in 63 patients (48 men [76%]; mean [SD] age, 69 [9] years) over a median of 2.2 years. Elevated Lp(a) concentration was associated with higher rates of AS events (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.55 [95% CI, 1.17-2.05] per SD; P = .002), including aortic valve replacement (aHR, 2.22 [95% CI, 1.38-3.58] per SD; P = .001), after multivariable adjustment. The corrected LDL-C concentration was not significantly associated with AS events (aHR, 1.23 [95% CI, 0.93-1.61] per SD; P = .14). The overall HR for AS events with evolocumab was 0.66 (95% CI, 0.40-1.09), with no apparent association in the first year (HR, 1.09 [95% CI, 0.48-2.47]) but an HR of 0.48 (95% CI, 0.25-0.93) after the first year of treatment. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this exploratory analysis of the FOURIER trial, higher Lp(a) levels, but not Lp(a)-corrected LDL-C levels, were associated with a higher risk of subsequent AS events, including aortic valve replacement. Long-term therapy with evolocumab may reduce AS events, and this raises the possibility that specific pharmacologic lipid-lowering therapy could offer a means to prevent or slow the progression of AS. These exploratory findings merit further investigation with a dedicated randomized clinical trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01764633.
重要提示:尽管主动脉瓣狭窄(AS)的治疗在最近取得了进展,但 AS 仍然是一种危及生命的疾病,尚无有效的疾病修正治疗方法。低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)和脂蛋白(a)(Lp[a])与 AS 的病理生物学有关。前蛋白转化酶枯草溶菌素/克氏蛋白酶 9 抑制剂依洛尤单抗可使循环 LDL-C 浓度降低 50%至 60%,Lp[a]降低 20%至 30%。
目的:确定依洛尤单抗是否降低了动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病患者发生 AS 事件的风险。
干预措施:患者被随机分为 1:1 组,分别接受依洛尤单抗或安慰剂治疗。
设计、地点和参与者:这是对 FOURIER 试验的探索性分析,该试验招募了 27564 名患有稳定动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病的患者,他们在 49 个国家的 1242 个地点接受他汀类药物治疗。患者被随机分为依洛尤单抗或安慰剂组,并随访中位数(四分位距)为 2.2(1.8-2.5)年。该后续分析于 2019 年 9 月至 2020 年 2 月进行。
主要结果和测量:由新发生或加重的 AS 或主动脉瓣置换术(称为 AS 事件)组成的现场报告不良事件。使用包含 Lp(a)和 LDL-C 的多变量模型计算 AS 事件的调整风险,该模型校正了 Lp(a)含量,外加年龄、性别、糖尿病、高血压、当前吸烟和估计肾小球滤过率。使用 Cox 比例风险模型测试依洛尤单抗的疗效。
结果:在中位数为 2.2 年的时间内,63 名患者(48 名男性[76%];平均[标准差]年龄为 69[9]岁)发生了主动脉瓣狭窄事件。升高的 Lp(a)浓度与较高的 AS 事件发生率相关(调整后的危险比[aHR],每 SD 为 1.55[95%CI,1.17-2.05];P=0.002),包括主动脉瓣置换术(aHR,每 SD 为 2.22[95%CI,1.38-3.58];P=0.001),经过多变量调整后。校正后的 LDL-C 浓度与 AS 事件无显著相关性(aHR,每 SD 为 1.23[95%CI,0.93-1.61];P=0.14)。依洛尤单抗治疗的 AS 事件总 HR 为 0.66(95%CI,0.40-1.09),第一年无明显相关性(HR,1.09[95%CI,0.48-2.47]),但治疗后第一年 HR 为 0.48(95%CI,0.25-0.93)。
结论和相关性:在 FOURIER 试验的这项探索性分析中,较高的 Lp(a)水平,而不是校正后的 LDL-C 水平,与随后发生 AS 事件(包括主动脉瓣置换术)的风险增加相关。长期依洛尤单抗治疗可能会降低 AS 事件的发生风险,这提示特定的药物降脂治疗可能是预防或减缓 AS 进展的一种手段。这些探索性发现值得进一步研究,以开展专门的随机临床试验。
试验注册:ClinicalTrials.gov 标识符:NCT01764633。
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