
WELL-TOLERATED SAFETY PROFILE1
No warnings and precautions or clinically significant drug-drug interactions expected as per the prescribing information.1
In LEQVIO® phase 3 clinical trials over 18 months, most common adverse reactions in ≥3% of patients treated with LEQVIO and more frequently than placebo1
Adverse Reactions | LEQVIO (n=1833), % | Placebo (n=1822), % |
---|---|---|
Injection-site reaction* | 8 | 2 |
Arthralgia | 5 | 4 |
Bronchitis | 4 | 3 |
*Includes related terms such as injection site pain, erythema, and rash.
- 2.5% of patients discontinued LEQVIO vs 1.9% with placebo1
- Injection-site reactions were the most common causes for treatment discontinuation (0.2% of patients taking LEQVIO vs 0% taking placebo)1
- The safety profile of LEQVIO was consistent across all subgroups, including elderly, hepatic, and renally impaired patient populations1†
- The majority of adverse events were mild to moderate in severity1-3
Consistent safety profile beyond 6 years4‡
In ORION-8, an open-label extension study in patients with ASCVD or at increased risk of CVD§ (N=3274):
- Long-term safety data were consistent with phase 3 clinical trials1,4
- No new safety signals4
Study Description: ORION-8, an open-label extension trial that included 3274 patients from ORION-9, ORION-10, ORION-11, and ORION-3, was designed to assess the long-term safety, efficacy, and tolerability of LEQVIO in patients with ASCVD or increased risk for CVD§ and elevated LDL-C, despite ongoing treatment with lipid-lowering therapy.4
Limitations: Study was not blinded nor controlled and includes inherent self-selection bias for continuing onto the extension trial. The open-label design and absence of a control group may present difficulties in the interpretation of results, allowing comparisons only to baseline values.
§Factors that increase risk of CVD include HeFH, T2DM, or 10-year risk of ≥20%.6
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ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HeFH, heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.