A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Anacetrapib (MK-0859) When Added to Ongoing Statin Therapy in Japanese Participants With Dyslipidemia (MK-0859-051 AM1)

A Multicenter, 24-Week, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Study With 28-Week Open Labeled Extension Period to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of MK-0859 When Added to Ongoing Statin Therapy With or Without Other Lipid Modifying Medication(s) in Japanese Patients With Dyslipidemia

This study will evaluate the effects of anacetrapib (MK-0859) on low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) when compared to placebo in Japanese participants with dyslipidemia when added to an existing statin-modifying therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• If female, cannot be of reproductive potential
• Treatment with an appropriate, stable dose of statin ± other lipid modifying therapy for at least 6 weeks and who is not at LDL-C goal per their category in the Japan Atherosclerosis Society guidelines

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previously participated in a study with a cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor
• Homozygous and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
• Severe chronic heart failure
• Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial infarction (MI), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery by-pass graft (CABG), unstable angina, or stroke within 3 months