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To assess the efficacy and safety of dietary intervention, sitosterol, bezafibrate, and their combination for the long-term management of severe heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in children.

January 1, 1992PEDIATRICS

Long-term Treatment of Severe Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children: Effect of Sitosterol and Bezafibrate

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MBManfred BeckerDanone (Netherlands)DSDoris StaabHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin KBKlaus von BergmannRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Clinical study demonstrates significant long-term cholesterol reduction with combined sitosterol and bezafibrate in children with familial hypercholesterolemia, indicating a safe therapeutic strategy.

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To assess the efficacy and safety of dietary intervention, sitosterol, bezafibrate, and their combination for the long-term management of severe heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in children.
Studied N=7 prepubertal children (aged 5.3 to 10.8 years) with baseline serum cholesterol of 416 +/- 85 mg/dL and LDL cholesterol of 360 +/- 90 mg/dL.
Administered sequential 3-month regimens of dietary intervention, sitosterol (3 x 2 g/d), and bezafibrate (2 x 200 mg/d), followed by 24 months of combination therapy at half doses (sitosterol 3 x 1 g/d plus bezafibrate 1 x 200 mg/d).
Diet alone lowered total cholesterol by 4.5% (not significant) and LDL cholesterol by 6.6% (P < .05), whereas sitosterol reduced both total and LDL cholesterol by 17% (P < .05 vs. diet).
Bezafibrate produced superior reductions in total (-18%) and LDL cholesterol (-28%, P < .05 vs. sitosterol) and increased HDL cholesterol from 48 mg/dL to 55 mg/dL.
Combined half-dose treatment reduced total and LDL cholesterol by an average of nearly 40% and 50%, maintaining this effect over 24 months with no side effects.

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Becker et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7db3efc2b228f3e18c9b26 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.89.1.138

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