Measurement of LDL-C after treatment with the CETP inhibitor anacetrapib

Michael Davidson, Sherry Xueyu Liu, Philip Barter, Eliot A. Brinton, Christopher P. Cannon, Antonio M. Gotto, Elizabeth T. Leary, Sukrut Shah, Michael Stepanavage, Yale Mitchel, Hayes M. Dansky

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Abstract

Estimation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) using the Friedewald (FR) formula is often inaccurate when triglycerides are elevated or VLDL particle composition is altered. We hypothesized that LDL-C estimation by the FR formula and other measurement methods might also be inaccurate in individuals treated with a cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor. An assay comparison study was conducted using pre and posttreatment serum samples from 280 of the 811 patients treated with the CETP inhibitor anacetrapib in the DEFINE study (determining the efficacy and tolerability of CETP inhibition with anacetrapib). After 24 weeks of treatment with anacetrapib, mean LDL-C values by FR formula, Roche direct method (RDM) and Genzyme direct method (GDM) deviated from that measured by the β-quantification (BQ) reference method by -12.2 ± 7.5, -10.2 ± 6.6, -10.8 ± 8.8 mg/dl, respectively. After treatment with anacetrapib, the FR formula and detergent-based direct methods provided lower LDL-C values than those obtained by the BQ reference method. The bias by the FR formula appeared to be due to an overestimation of VLDL-C by the TG/5 component of the formula. Evaluation of the clinical significance of these findings awaits comprehensive lipid and cardiovascular outcome data from ongoing Phase III clinical studies of anacetrapib.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)467-472
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of lipid research
Volume54
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013

Keywords

  • β quantification
  • Cholesteryl ester transfer protein
  • Direct method
  • Friedewald formula
  • HDL cholesterol
  • Low density lipoprotein cholesterol
  • VLDL cholesterol

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Endocrinology

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