ESC 23: Hot Line & Late-breaking Science Video Collection

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ESC 23 — Dr Michelle O'Donoghue (Brigham and Women's Hospital, US) outlines a trial update from OCEAN(a)-Dose (NCT05581303) in this succinct interview.

 

OCEAN(a)-DOSE (Amgen) was a dose-finding study aiming to evaluate a siRNA, olpasiran, and its effect on risk for coronary heart disease death, myocardial infarction or urgent coronary revascularization when administered subcutaneously as compared to placebo in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and elevated Lipoprotein(a). 

 

In results revealed at AHA 2022, the trial showed that when dosed at 75mg or higher every 12 weeks, olpasiran reduced Lp(a) concentration by more than 95% in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and the treatment to be safe and well-tolerated.

 

This trial update from ESC 2023 investigated an off-treatment period in the same patient group. This late-breaking update revealed that patients treated with a higher dose of olpasiran had a 40-50% reduction in LP(a) up to a year after their last dose.

 

Questions:

  1. What do we know about the role of Lp(a)? What are the available treatments for addressing Lp(a) concentrations?
  2. What question does this extension study aim to address?
  3. What was the study design and eligibility criteria?
  4. What are the key findings presented at ESC?
  5. What are the take-home messages?
  6. What are the remaining questions? What are the next steps?

 

Recorded on-site at ESC Congress 2023, Amsterdam.

 

Editors: Mirjam Boros and Jordan Rance

Video Specialists: Dan Brent, Tom Green, Mike Knight, Oliver Miles

Overview

What's hot at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023?

Browse our curated coverage of the latest updates in cardiology from Amsterdam.

  • Watch our View From the Thoraxcenter series for a concise line up of the most awaited trials from Prof Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen
  • For a deeper dive into key clinical trial data and its applicability, host, Dr Harriette Van Spall meets with Principal Investigators in her Late-Breaker Discussion series.
  • View a condensed summary of the crucial takeaways from each day in our Wrap-Up series with Dr Mirvat Alasnag.
  • Our short, accessible Expert Interviews with select faculty focus on data, patient care and the future of their field.
  • We will feature personal perspective in Behind the Heart series focusing on career pathways, personal motivations and perspectives on the field.

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Faculty Biographies

Michelle O'Donoghue

Michelle O'Donoghue

Associate Physician

Dr Michelle O’Donoghue, is an Associate Physician in the Cardiology Division of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an Affiliate Physician in the Cardiology Division of Massachusetts General Hospital and an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, US.  She is an investigator in the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group, founded by Dr Eugene Braunwald. 

Dr O’Donoghue’s primary research focus is the design and conduct of multicentre clinical trials for patients with stable and unstable heart disease.  Additional clinical research interests include the evaluation of novel antiplatelet drugs, established and novel biomarkers, the study of women and heart disease and the development of novel therapeutics in the management of acute coronary syndromes.

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