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Evinacumab – eine neue, innovative Option für therapierefraktäre Hypercholesterinämie // Evinacumab – a new option in the therapy of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia Journal für Kardiologie - Austrian Journal of Cardiology 2026; 33 (1-2): 11-16 Volltext (PDF) Summary Abbildungen Keywords: evinacumab, familiäre Hypercholesterinämie, LDL-C, Prävention, evinacumab, familial hypercholesterolemia, LDL-C, prevention Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare and severe condition associated with extremely high cholesterol levels and significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality at an early age during adolescence. Despite combination therapy with multiple lipid-lowering drugs, including PCSK9 inhibitors, the majority of affected patients also require lifelong, time- and resource-intensive lipoprotein apheresis. Evinacumab is a new, innovative lipid-lowering agent whose mechanism of action is independent of the LDL receptor. It has been approved in 2021 as an adjuvant therapy for reducing LDL-C in adults and children with HoFH, filling a crucial gap in the treatment landscape for the disease. Data from several randomized controlled trials, as well as real-world observational studies, have confirmed the safety and effectiveness of monthly intravenous evinacumab administration over treatment periods spanning several years. On average, when used alongside established guideline-based lipid-lowering combination therapy (including PCSK9 inhibitors), it results in an LDL-C reduction of about 45–50%. In some cases, this has allowed patients to discontinue lipoprotein apheresis. Evinacumab thus opens up a promising new perspective in the management of HoFH.
Kurzfassung: Die homozygote familiäre Hypercholesterinämie (hoFH) ist eine seltene, schwerwiegende Erkrankung, welche bereits im Jugendalter mit extrem hohen Cholesterinwerten und einer ausgeprägten kardiovaskulären Morbidität und Mortalität assoziiert ist. Der Großteil der Betroffenen ist trotz der Einnahme von lipidsenkenden Kombinationstherapien inklusive PCSK9-Hemmern zusätzlich lebenslang auf eine Zeit- und Ressourcen-intensive Lipoprotein-Apherese angewiesen. |
