title: Evolocumab (Repatha)--a second PCSK9 inhibitor to lower LDL-Cholesterol.
abstract: The second FDA-approved PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab (Repatha) appears to be similar in efficacy and safety to alirocumab (Praluent), but no comparative studies are available. Given by subcutaneous injection every 2 weeks or once monthly, evolocumab can further lower LDL-cholesterol levels by about 60% in patients at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease already taking maximal statin therapy. Its effect on cardiovascular outcomes remains to be established. The long-term efficacy and safety of both evolocumab and alirocumab are unknown, and they are expensive.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000097:blood*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D000071449:Proprotein Convertase 9; D043484:Proprotein Convertases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; C472125:PCSK9 protein, human; D000071449:Proprotein Convertase 9; D043484:Proprotein Convertases; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; C577155:evolocumab