Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Alirocumab in Patients With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia or High Cardiovascular Risk Patients With Hypercholesterolemia on Lipid Modifying Therapy (ODYSSEY JAPAN)

Inclusion criteria:

Participants with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or non-familial hypercholesterolemia who were not adequately controlled with a stable daily dose of statin with or without other lipid modifying therapy, at stable dose prior to the screening visit (Week -3).

Exclusion criteria:

1. LDL-C <100 mg/dL (<2.59 mmol/L) at the screening visit in participants with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia or in participants with non-familial hypercholesterolemia who had a history of documented coronary heart disease as described in Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2012.

2. LDL-C <120 mg/dL (<3.10 mmol/L) at the screening visit in participants with non-familial hypercholesterolemia who had a history of documented diseases or other risk factors as categorized in primary prevention category III as described in JAS Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2012.

3. Not on a stable daily dose of lipid modifying therapy (including statin) within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit or between screening and randomization visits.

4. Age <20 years at the screening visit.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a participants' potential participation in a clinical trial.