Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form.
- 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
- 3. At least one Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risk factor, such as:
- 1. ≥ 50 years of age
- 2. Hypertension
- 3. Hypercholesterolemia
- 4. Diabetes
- 5. Current or former smoker
- 6. First-degree family history of any cardiovascular heart disease
- 7. BMI \> 25
- 8. On hypertension treatment, statin, and/or aspirin therapy
- 4. Patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. That is Low or intermediate risk prostate cancer defined as:
- 1. Pre-operative PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) ≤ 20.0 ng/ml
- 2. Clinical stage T1c or cT2
- 3. Gleason score 3+3 or 3+4 or 4+3
- 5. Patients on AS with plans for surveillance biopsy
- 6. No previous treatment for prostate cancer with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or hormonal therapy
- 7. Ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to once daily, oral Vytorin or ezetimibe.
- 8. Agree to avoid consumption of grapefruit and grapefruit juice ≥ one quart per day throughout study duration.
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. Current use of medications contraindicated for use with a statin such as strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., itraconazole, ketoconazole, posaconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, telithromycin, HIV protease inhibitors, and nefazodone).
- 2. Current use of medications contraindicated for use with ezetimibe (i.e., gemfibrozil, cyclosporine, or danazol).
- 3. History of allergic or severe reaction to a either study agent.
- 4. History of moderate or severe myalgia with statin use.
- 5. Acute liver failure or decompensated cirrhosis
- 6. Already on maximum VYTORIN dose (10/80)
- 7. Already on a PCSK9 inhibitor
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: MALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No