Efficacy of combination of Ezetimibe 10 mg and rosuvastatin 2.5 mg versus rosuvastatin 5 mg monotherapy for hypercholesterolemia in patients with type 2 diabetes

Lipids in Health and Disease

Research

Hiroko Mori¹  Tadashi Arao¹  Kenichi Tanaka¹  Akira Kurozumi¹  Keiichi Torimoto¹  Yosuke Okada¹  Yoshiya Tanaka¹  Manabu Narisawa¹  Maiko Hajime¹  Sunao Yamamoto¹  Nobuo Inokuchi²  Hirofumi Matsuoka³ 

[1] First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, 807-8555, Kitakyushyu-shi, Yahatanishi-ku, Japan;Inokuchi Clinic, Fukuoka, Japan;Matsuoka Clinic, Fukuoka, Japan;

关键词: Rosuvastatin;    Ezetimibe;    Hypercholesterolemia;    Type 2 diabetes mellitus;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1476-511X-12-137

 received in 2013-07-30, accepted in 2013-09-18,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundStatins are used to treat hypercholesterolemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, but many of these patients fail to achieve the target LDL-C level. Recent reports have suggested that a synergistic effect can be obtained by concomitant administration of the cholesterol absorption inhibitor ezetimibe and a statin. However, in patients with type 2 diabetes who are already being treated with satins, it remains unclear whether it is more effective to add ezetimibe or to increase the statin dose. Therefore, this study was performed to examine the effects of these two regimens on LDL-C and lipoproteins.MethodsThe subjects were type 2 diabetic patients under treatment with rosuvastatin (2.5 mg daily), who had LDL-C levels ≥80 mg/dL. They were randomly allocated to a group that received add-on therapy with ezetimibe at 10 mg/day (combination group, n = 40) or an increase of the rosuvastatin dose to 5 mg/day (dose escalation group, n = 39). These two groups were compared at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment.ResultsThe percent change of LDL-C was −31% in the combination group and −12% in the dose escalation group. Both groups showed a significant decrease, but the decrease was greater in the combination group. In both groups, there was a significant decrease in the levels of small dense LDL-C, oxidized LDL and remnant-like lipoprotein cholesterol. For all of these parameters, the percent changes were greater in the combination group. Only the combination group showed a significant decrease of triglycerides. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify factors associated with reaching an LDL-C level <80 mg/dL. As a result, add-on therapy with ezetimibe was extracted as a factor related to improvement of LDL-C.ConclusionsCompared with increasing the dose of rosuvastatin, the combination of rosuvastatin and ezetimibe not only achieves quantitative but also qualitative improvement of serum lipid levels in type 2 diabetic patients, suggesting that this combination could suppress the progression of atherosclerosis.Trial registrationUMIN000011005

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