Phase 4
N=16
Milk-Only Lactation Study to Evaluate the Concentration of Bempedoic Acid and Bempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe Fixed Combination Drug Product (FCDP) in the Breast Milk of Healthy Lactating Women
Healthy Lactating Women
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT06021951 ↗Enrolled (actual)
16
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Daily Infant Dose — 0.0331; 0.0337; 0.0002 Milligrams per day
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Interventions
- Bempedoic Acid 180 MG Oral Tablet (Drug); Bempedoic Acid/Ezetimibe 180 MG-10 MG Oral Tablet (Drug)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
- Primary completion
- Feb 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Daily Infant Dose |
0.0331; 0.0337; 0.0002 | — |
| PRIMARY Relative Infant Dose (RID) |
0.4790; 0.4678; 0.0370 | — |
| SECONDARY Cumulative Amount of Bempedoic Acid (ETC-1002) and Metabolites (ESP-15228, ETC-1002-Glucuronide) in Breast Milk |
33120.0; 14207.4; 20690.5; 33673.4; 770.0; 20709.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Cumulative Amount of Ezetimibe (EZE) and Metabolite (EZE-Glucuronide) in Breast Milk |
182.2; 983.0 | — |
| SECONDARY Maximum Concentrations (Cmax) of Bempedoic Acid and Metabolites in Breast Milk |
118.15; NA; 73.06; 107.46; NA; 57.29 | — |
| SECONDARY Cmax of Ezetimibe and Metabolite in Breast Milk |
0.63; 2.93 | — |
| SECONDARY Time of Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of Bempedoic Acid and Metabolites in Breast Milk |
2.94; NA; 8.92; 2.93; NA; 8.93 | — |
| SECONDARY Tmax of Ezetimibe and Metabolite in Breast Milk |
2.93; 5.88 | — |
| SECONDARY Area Under the Breast Milk Concentration-time Curve Over the 24-hour Collection Interval (AUC24h) of Bempedoic Acid and Metabolites in Breast Milk |
1765.86; NA; 1308.84; 1618.25; NA; 1057.69 | — |
| SECONDARY AUC24h of Ezetimibe and Metabolite in Breast Milk |
7.79; 41.09 | — |
| SECONDARY Average Concentration (Cavg) of Bempedoic Acid and Metabolites in Breast Milk |
74.181; NA; 54.982; 67.848; NA; 44.346 | — |
| SECONDARY Cavg of Ezetimibe and Metabolite in Breast Milk |
0.327; 1.723 | — |
| SECONDARY Trough Concentration (Ctrough) of Bempedoic Acid and Metabolites in Breast Milk |
50.58; NA; 45.55; 58.60; NA; 39.32 | — |
| SECONDARY Ctrough of Ezetimibe and Metabolite in Breast Milk |
0.25; 1.33 | — |
| SECONDARY Ctrough of Bempedoic Acid and Metabolites in Plasma |
10025.6; 1862.4; 4904.9; 9665.9; 1641.8; 4984.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Ctrough of Ezetimibe and Metabolite in Plasma |
2.29; 35.76 | — |
| SECONDARY Ctrough_milk/Ctrough_plasma (M/P Ratio) of Bempedoic Acid and Metabolites |
0.005; NA; 0.009; 0.006; NA; 0.008 | — |
| SECONDARY M/P Ratio of Ezetimibe and Metabolite |
0.108; 0.037 | — |
Summary
This study is designed to characterize the excretion of bempedoic acid or bempedoic acid and ezetimibe into mature breast milk of healthy lactating women and assess the exposure to the breast fed infant by estimating the daily infant dosage and the relative infant dose (RID) of bempedoic acid or bempedoic acid and ezetimibe in breast milk after 6 consecutive daily doses of bempedoic acid or bempedoic acid/ezetimibe FCDP.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- The subject must be a lactating female who had a normal full-term pregnancy and has been actively breastfeeding or pumping for at least 4 weeks; lactation must be well established per Investigator discretion.
- The subject must be willing to pump regularly during the study to maintain milk supply and discontinue breastfeeding for the entire 13-day Treatment and Washout Periods.
- The subject must not be pregnant.
- The subject must be surgically sterile or willing to use 1 acceptable method of birth control.
Exclusion Criteria
- Has clinically significant infection (e.g., pneumonia, pyelonephritis) or chronic infection within 30 days prior to enrollment.
- Has evidence of unstable or uncontrolled, clinically significant cardiovascular, central nervous system, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, hematological, coagulation, immunological, endocrine/metabolic, or other medical disorder, including serious allergy, asthma, hypoxemia, hypertension, seizures, or allergic skin rash, that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would confound the study results or compromise subject safety.
- Has estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 5 years).
- History within the last 2 years of drug, alcohol, amphetamine and derivatives, or cocaine abuse.
- Current smoker.
- Blood donation, participation in a multiple blood draw clinical study, major trauma, or surgery with or without blood loss within 30 days prior to enrollment.
- Blood transfusion for any reason within 90 days prior to enrollment.
- Use of any 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase inhibitor (statin) concurrently or within 30 days prior to randomization.
- Use of cyclosporine, cholestyramine, probenecid, fibrate drugs, or medications contraindicated during lactation concurrently or within 30 days prior to randomization.
- Concomitant use or use within 30 days prior to randomization of drugs that decrease breast milk production, such as pseudoephedrine.
- Concomitant use or use within 30 days prior to randomization of drugs that increase breast milk production, such as domperidone.
- Use of any experimental or investigational drugs/vaccines concurrently or within 30 days or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is longer, prior to screening.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06021951). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.