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Efficacy and safety of longer-term administration of evolocumab (AMG 145) in patients with hypercholesterolemia: 52-week results from the Open-Label Study of Long-Term Evaluation Against LDL-C (OSLER) randomized trial.

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Abstract
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Evolocumab (AMG 145), a monoclonal antibody against proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), significantly reduced low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in phase 2 studies of 12 weeks' duration. The longer-term efficacy and safety of PCSK9 inhibition remain undefined.

Year of Publication
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2014
Journal
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Circulation
Volume
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129
Issue
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2
Number of Pages
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234-43
Date Published
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2014
ISSN Number
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0009-7322
URL
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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.007012?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed
DOI
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10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.007012
Short Title
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Circulation
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