Attainment of goal/desirable lipid levels in patients with mixed dyslipidemia after 12 weeks of treatment with fenofibric acid and rosuvastatin combination therapy: A pooled analysis of controlled studies

Eli M. Roth, Robert S. Rosenson, Peter H. Jones, Michael H. Davidson, Maureen T. Kelly, Carolyn M. Setze, Aditya Lele, Kamlesh Thakker

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Abstract

Background: Goal/desirable lipid levels are underachieved in patients with mixed dyslipidemia. These patients may have substantial residual risk of cardiovascular disease even while receiving optimal LDL-C-lowering therapy and may require additional therapy to improve multiple lipid/lipoprotein levels. Objective: To evaluate attainment of goal/desirable levels of lipids/lipoproteins after 12-week treatment with combination rosuvastatin + fenofibric acid versus rosuvastatin monotherapy. Methods: This was a post hoc analysis of patients with mixed dyslipidemia who enrolled in one of two randomized controlled trials, and were treated (N = 2066) with rosuvastatin (5, 10, or 20 mg), fenofibric acid 135 mg, or rosuvastatin + fenofibric acid for 12 weeks. Data were pooled across doses of rosuvastatin as monotherapy and combination therapy. Results: Compared with rosuvastatin monotherapy, combination therapy had comparable effects in achieving risk-stratified LDL-C goals; however, measures of total atherogenic burden were improved because significantly greater percentages of patients attained non-HDL-C goal in high- (62.9% vs 50.4%, P =.006) and moderate-risk groups (87.6% vs 80.4%, P =.016) and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) <90 mg/dL in high-risk group (59.8% vs 43.8%, P <.001). In the overall population, more patients treated with the combination therapy achieved desirable levels of HDL-C >40/50 mg/dL in men/women (P <.001), triglycerides <150 mg/dL (P <.001), and ApoB <90 mg/dL (P <.001), compared with rosuvastatin monotherapy. Furthermore, combination therapy resulted in significantly greater percentages of patients achieving simultaneous specified levels of LDL-C + non-HDL-C (P <.015); LDL-C + HDL-C + TG (P <.001); and LDL-C + HDL-C + triglycerides + non-HDL-C + ApoB (P <.001), compared with rosuvastatin monotherapy. Conclusion: Rosuvastatin + fenofibric acid may be more efficacious than rosuvastatin alone in patients with mixed dyslipidemia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)534-544
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Clinical Lipidology
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012

Keywords

  • Combination therapy
  • Fenofibric acid
  • Lipoproteins
  • Mixed dyslipidemia
  • Rosuvastatin

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