“Evolocumab is not expected to interact directly with DNA and mutagenicity studies were not conducted, per ICH-S6.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 12Source ↗
Carcinogenicity
Lifetime (2-year) hamster study, Q2W dosing: no drug-related tumors at 38-, 15- and 6.6-fold safety margins
“Evolocumab did not cause any drug-related tumors when administered to hamsters for up to 2 years in a lifetime carcinogenicity assay at doses administered once every other week that provide a 38-, 15- and 6.6-fold safety margin”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 12Source ↗
Reproductive & developmental
Expanded monkey developmental study with infants followed 6 months: no significant drug-related effects
“In an expanded developmental study in monkeys in which offspring were followed into infancy for 6 months, no significant drug-related effects were observed.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 3Source ↗
Safety pharmacology
Single IV 300 mg/kg telemetry study in monkeys: no adverse cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological or body temperature effects
“When administered as a single intravenous dose of 300 mg/kg to conscious telemetry-instrumented cynomolgus monkeys, evolocumab (AMG 145) was well-tolerated and had no adverse effects on cardiovascular function, respiration rate, neurological behavior, or body temperature.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 38Source ↗