Evaluate SLN360 in Participants With Elevated Lipoprotein(a) at High Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05537571 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : September 13, 2022
Last Update Posted : May 24, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cardiovascular Diseases Atherosclerosis Lipoprotein(a) | Drug: SLN360 Drug: Placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 160 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multi-centre, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 2 Study to Investigate Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of SLN360 in Participants With Elevated Lipoprotein(a) at High Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 3, 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: SLN360 Dose 1
SLN360 for subcutaneous injection
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Drug: SLN360
SLN360 is a double-stranded small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) targeting LPA messenger RNA (mRNA) |
Experimental: SLN360 Dose 2
SLN360 for subcutaneous injection
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Drug: SLN360
SLN360 is a double-stranded small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) targeting LPA messenger RNA (mRNA) |
Experimental: SLN360 Dose 3
SLN360 for subcutaneous injection
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Drug: SLN360
SLN360 is a double-stranded small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) targeting LPA messenger RNA (mRNA) |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Dose 1
Sodium chloride for subcutaneous injection
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Drug: Placebo
Sodium chloride, solution for injection |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Dose 2 and 3
Sodium chloride for subcutaneous injection
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Drug: Placebo
Sodium chloride, solution for injection |
- Time averaged change in Lp(a) from Baseline [ Time Frame: Week 36 ]
- Change (time-averaged and by visit) in Lp(a) from Baseline [ Time Frame: Week 48 ]
- Change (time-averaged and by visit) in Lp(a) from Baseline [ Time Frame: Week 60 ]
- Change (time-averaged and by visit) in other lipids/lipoproteins, including low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and Apolipoprotein (B) (apoB) from Baseline [ Time Frame: Week 36 ]
- Change (time-averaged and by visit) in other lipids/lipoproteins, including low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and Apolipoprotein (B) (apoB) from Baseline [ Time Frame: Week 48 ]
- Change (time-averaged and by visit) in other lipids/lipoproteins, including low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and Apolipoprotein (B) (apoB) from Baseline [ Time Frame: Week 60 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Lipoprotein(a) at screening equal to or greater than 125 nmol/L
- At high risk of ASCVD events
- A body mass index at screening in the range of 18.0 to 32.0 kg/m2, inclusive
Exclusion Criteria:
- Renal dysfunction with estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 at screening
- History or clinical evidence of hepatic dysfunction
- Malignancy within the 5 years before screening
- Fasting triglycerides >400 mg/dL (4.5 mmol/L) at screening
- Currently receiving or <12 weeks at Day 1 since receiving >200 mg/day niacin or niacin derivative drugs
- Treatment with lipid/lipoprotein apheresis within the 12 weeks before screening
- Any previous use of approved or experimental small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy (e.g. inclisiran). NB: use of messenger RNA (mRNA) based vaccines for infectious diseases is permitted

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05537571
Australia | |
No Longer Recruiting | |
Perth, Australia | |
Czechia | |
No Longer Recruiting | |
Prague, Czechia | |
Denmark | |
No Longer Recruiting | |
Hellerup, Denmark | |
Netherlands | |
No Longer Recruiting | |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
Slovakia | |
No Longer Recruiting | |
Bardejov, Slovakia | |
South Africa | |
No Longer Recruiting | |
Cape Town, South Africa | |
United Kingdom | |
No Longer Recruiting | |
London, United Kingdom |
Responsible Party: | Silence Therapeutics plc |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05537571 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SLN360-002 |
First Posted: | September 13, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 24, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Cardiovascular Diseases Atherosclerosis Lipoprotein(a) |
Cardiovascular Diseases Atherosclerosis Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Vascular Diseases |