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A Clinical Study of Enlicitide in Participants With High Cholesterol (MK-0616-037)

A Clinical Study of Enlicitide in Participants With High Cholesterol (MK-0616-037)

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18-64 years
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Phase 3

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Overview

Researchers designed a study medicine called enlicitide to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). In this study, researchers want to learn about giving enlicitide with another medicine called rosuvastatin. Rosuvastatin is a standard (usual) treatment to lower LDL-C.

The goal of this study is to learn if enlicitide given with rosuvastatin works better than placebo on lowering LDL-C in a person's blood. A placebo looks like the study medicine but has no study medicine in it. Using a placebo helps researchers better understand the effects of a study medicine.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

-Has either not received lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) or has not received certain LLTs within a specified time period prior to the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has a history of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), compound heterozygous FH, or double heterozygous FH.
  • Had a heart failure hospitalization within 3 months before Screening.
  • Is unwilling to take a statin, and/or has a history of statin-associated muscle symptoms or other statin-related AEs to any statin and dose, and/or is known to be intolerant to 1 or more statins.
  • Has a history of any of the following conditions: (1) Myopathy, myositis, rhabdomyolysis, or unexplained muscle pain; (2) Muscular or neuromuscular disease; (3) Neuropathy, fibromyalgia, or chronic pain; or (4) Has a personal or family history of hereditary muscular disorders.
  • Has active or chronic hepatobiliary or hepatic disease.
  • Has known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
  • Is undergoing or previously underwent an LDL-C apheresis program within 3 months before Screening or plans to initiate an LDL-C apheresis program.
  • Has received any medication that may interact with rosuvastatin within 5 half-lives prior to Screening or is planning to initiate such treatment.

Study details
    Hyperlipidemia

NCT07216482

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

31 January 2026

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