Safety, Tolerability, PK and PD of LGT209 in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Hypercholesterolemia

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Single Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Intravenously Administered LGT209 in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Hypercholesterolemia on Stable Doses of Statin Medications

This study is designed to measure the effects of LGT209 when given intravenously to patients with high cholesterol who are on stable doses of statin medications, and to healthy subjects with elevated cholesterol

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy volunteers: Male and female subjects 18 to 70 years of age, in general good health but with high cholesterol
• Statin patients: Male and female patients 18 to 70 years of age, with high cholesterol on stable statin therapy for at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Healthy volunteers: History of hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or to drugs of similar chemical classes
• Women of child-bearing potential unless using highly effective methods of contraception
• Statin patients: Use of any prescription drugs for lipid lowering other than HMG CO-A reductase inhibitors (statins); use of two concurrent antihypertensive medications is allowed, provided stable dosing has been achieved for the prior 3 months
• Women of child-bearing potential unless using highly effective methods of contraception

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply