Lilly's muvalaplin lowered lipoprotein(a) levels in adults with high risk for cardiovascular events by up to 85% at highest tested dose

Muvalaplin, an oral, once-daily treatment that inhibits lipoprotein(a) formation via a novel mechanism, achieved positive results in a 12-week Phase 2 study These data were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and simultaneously presented today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2024 INDIANAPOLIS , Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY ) today announced positive Phase 2 results for muvalaplin, an investigational once-daily, orally administered selective inhibitor of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], a genetically inherited risk factor for heart disease. The study demonstrated that muvalaplin significantly reduced elevated Lp(a) levels in adults, meeting its primary endpoint of percent change in Lp(a) from baseline to week 12.

At the 12-week primary endpoint, muvalaplin (10 mg, 60 mg and 240 mg) showed significant reductions in Lp(a) levels compared to placebo. The placebo-adjusted reductions were up to 85.8% using an intact Lp(a) assay and up to 70.

0% using an apo(a) assay. Specifically, the reductions were 47.6% (10 mg), 81.

7% (60 mg) and 85.8% (240 mg) with the intact Lp(a) assay, and 40.4% (10 mg), 70.

0% (60 mg) and 68.9% (240 mg) with the apo(a) assay. "High levels of Lp(a) have been shown to be a significant risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, affecting over one billion adults globally," said Stephen J.

Nicholls , MBBS, Ph.D., director of the Victorian Heart Hospital and Institute,.