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Indication assessment · §3

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk reduction — trial records

Trial records in the Institute's register bearing on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk reduction.

Document identifier
CEI-IN-03/3
Series
Indication assessment
Version
2.0
Published
23 Feb 2025
Last reviewed
23 Feb 2025
Next review
23 Feb 2027
Identifier
10.71829/cei.ind.3
Certainty
Not rated
Cycle
2025 Q1
ICD-11
BA00–BA8Z
Category
Cardiovascular

§3Trials in this indication

71 trial records in the Institute's register bear on this indication, of which 15 are published trials.

Table 2. Trial records bearing on atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk reduction.

RecordCompoundPhaseDesignRandomisedYear
SELECTSemaglutidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial17,6042023
SUSTAIN-6SemaglutidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial3,2972016
PIONEER-6Semaglutide, oralPhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial3,1832019
SOULSemaglutide, oralPhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial9,6502025
SURPASS-4TirzepatidePhase 3Randomised, open-label, active-controlled2,0022021
SURPASS-CVOTTirzepatidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial13,2992025
SYNCHRONIZE-CVOTSurvodutidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial
LEADERLiraglutidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial9,3402016
REWINDDulaglutidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial9,9012019
EXSCELExenatidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial14,7522017
ELIXALixisenatidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial6,0682015
AMPLITUDE-OExenatidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial4,0762021
HARMONY-OUTCOMESDulaglutidePhase 3Event-driven cardiovascular outcome trial9,4632018
EMBRACE-STEMIExenatidePhase 2Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled912016
TB4-PH1-CARDIACThymosin beta-4Phase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2012
SUSTAIN-6-BODY-COMPprogramme recordSemaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2016
PIONEER-6-BIOMARKERprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2019
SURPASS-4-PKprogramme recordTirzepatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2021
SURPASS-CVOT-PKprogramme recordTirzepatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2025
SYNCHRONIZE-CVOT-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordSurvodutidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose
SELECT-ADHERENCEprogramme recordSemaglutidePhase 3Observational2023
SOUL-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2025
LEADER-OLEprogramme recordLiraglutidePhase 3Single-arm open-label2016
REWIND-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2019
ELIXA-DDIprogramme recordLixisenatidePhase 1Randomised crossover2015
EXSCEL-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordExenatidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2017
AMPLITUDE-O-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordExenatidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2021
HARMONY-OUTCOMES-BODY-COMPprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2018
EMBRACE-STEMI-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordExenatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2016
TB4-PH1-CARDIAC-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordThymosin beta-4Phase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2012
SUSTAIN-6-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordSemaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2016
PIONEER-6-ADHERENCEprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 3Observational2019
SURPASS-4-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordTirzepatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2021
SURPASS-CVOT-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordTirzepatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2025
SYNCHRONIZE-CVOT-PKprogramme recordSurvodutidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose
SOUL-PKprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2025
LEADER-ELDERLYprogramme recordLiraglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2016
ELIXA-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordLixisenatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2015
EXSCEL-QOLprogramme recordExenatidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2017
AMPLITUDE-O-BODY-COMPprogramme recordExenatidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2021
HARMONY-OUTCOMES-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2018
EMBRACE-STEMI-DDIprogramme recordExenatidePhase 1Randomised crossover2016
TB4-PH1-CARDIAC-QOLprogramme recordThymosin beta-4Phase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2012
SUSTAIN-6-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordSemaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2016
PIONEER-6-OLEprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 3Single-arm open-label2019
SURPASS-4-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordTirzepatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2021
SOUL-DDIprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 1Randomised crossover2025
LEADER-BIOMARKERprogramme recordLiraglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2016
REWIND-QOLprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2019
ELIXA-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordLixisenatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2015
EXSCEL-BODY-COMPprogramme recordExenatidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2017
AMPLITUDE-O-QOLprogramme recordExenatidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2021
HARMONY-OUTCOMES-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2018
EMBRACE-STEMI-PKprogramme recordExenatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2016
TB4-PH1-CARDIAC-BODY-COMPprogramme recordThymosin beta-4Phase 1Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2012
SUSTAIN-6-QOLprogramme recordSemaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2016
PIONEER-6-ELDERLYprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2019
SURPASS-4-DDIprogramme recordTirzepatidePhase 1Randomised crossover2021
SURPASS-CVOT-DDIprogramme recordTirzepatidePhase 1Randomised crossover2025
SOUL-HEPATIC-IMPprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2025
REWIND-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2019
ELIXA-PKprogramme recordLixisenatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2015
AMPLITUDE-O-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordExenatidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2021
HARMONY-OUTCOMES-QOLprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2018
EMBRACE-STEMI-RENAL-IMPprogramme recordExenatidePhase 1Phase 1 ascending dose2016
TB4-PH1-CARDIAC-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordThymosin beta-4Phase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2012
PIONEER-6-REGIONAL-JPprogramme recordSemaglutide, oralPhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2019
LEADER-QOLprogramme recordLiraglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2016
REWIND-BIOMARKERprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2019
HARMONY-OUTCOMES-ADHERENCEprogramme recordDulaglutidePhase 3Observational2018
EMBRACE-STEMI-REGIONAL-CNprogramme recordExenatidePhase 3Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled2016
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