A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Anacetrapib (MK-0859) When Added to Ongoing Statin Therapy in Japanese Participants With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0859-050)

A 12-Week, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of MK-0859 When Added to Ongoing Statin Therapy With or Without Other Lipid Modifying Therapies in Japanese Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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 heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia when added to an existing statin lipid-modifying therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• If female, cannot be of reproductive potential
• Diagnosed with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
• Have been treated with an appropriate and

stable dose of statin± other lipid-lowering medication(s) for at least 6 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previously participated in a study with a cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor
• Homozygous 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