Cytokinetics Announces Five Presentations Related to Aficamten at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025
Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK) has announced five presentations about its drug aficamten at the upcoming European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025 in Madrid, Spain. The presentations include a Hot Line presentation of MAPLE-HCM study results comparing aficamten to metoprolol in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients.
The congress, scheduled for August 29 - September 1, 2025, will feature three oral presentations and two poster presentations. A key highlight will be a Late Breaking Clinical Science presentation analyzing atrial fibrillation across three clinical trials (REDWOOD-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM, and FOREST-HCM) of aficamten in obstructive HCM. Additional presentations will cover long-term treatment results from FOREST-HCM and safety analyses.
Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK) ha annunciato cinque presentazioni riguardanti il suo farmaco aficamten al prossimo Congresso della European Society of Cardiology 2025 a Madrid, Spagna. Tra queste, una Hot Line presentation presenterà i risultati dello studio MAPLE-HCM, che confronta aficamten con metoprololo in pazienti con cardiomiopatia ipertrofica ostruttiva (HCM).
Il congresso, previsto dal 29 agosto al 1 settembre 2025, includerà tre presentazioni orali e due poster. Un momento clou sarà una presentazione Late Breaking Clinical Science che analizzerà la fibrillazione atriale in tre studi clinici (REDWOOD-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM e FOREST-HCM) su aficamten in HCM ostruttiva. Ulteriori presentazioni tratteranno i risultati del trattamento a lungo termine dallo studio FOREST-HCM e le analisi di sicurezza.
Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK) ha anunciado cinco presentaciones sobre su medicamento aficamten en el próximo Congreso de la Sociedad Europea de CardiologÃa 2025 en Madrid, España. Las presentaciones incluyen una Hot Line presentation con los resultados del estudio MAPLE-HCM que compara aficamten con metoprolol en pacientes con miocardiopatÃa hipertrófica obstructiva (HCM).
El congreso, programado del 29 de agosto al 1 de septiembre de 2025, contará con tres presentaciones orales y dos presentaciones en póster. Un punto destacado será una presentación Late Breaking Clinical Science que analiza la fibrilación auricular en tres ensayos clÃnicos (REDWOOD-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM y FOREST-HCM) de aficamten en HCM obstructiva. Otras presentaciones cubrirán resultados a largo plazo del tratamiento en FOREST-HCM y análisis de seguridad.
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Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK) a annoncé cinq présentations concernant son médicament aficamten lors du prochain Congrès de la Société Européenne de Cardiologie 2025 à Madrid, en Espagne. Parmi ces présentations, une Hot Line presentation présentera les résultats de l'étude MAPLE-HCM comparant aficamten au métoprolol chez des patients atteints de cardiomyopathie hypertrophique obstructive (HCM).
Le congrès, prévu du 29 août au 1er septembre 2025, comprendra trois présentations orales et deux présentations sous forme d'affiches. Un point fort sera une présentation Late Breaking Clinical Science analysant la fibrillation auriculaire à travers trois essais cliniques (REDWOOD-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM et FOREST-HCM) d’aficamten dans la HCM obstructive. D’autres présentations aborderont les résultats à long terme du traitement issus de l’étude FOREST-HCM ainsi que des analyses de sécurité.
Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK) hat fünf Präsentationen zu seinem Medikament aficamten auf dem bevorstehenden Kongress der European Society of Cardiology 2025 in Madrid, Spanien, angekündigt. Zu den Präsentationen gehört eine Hot Line presentation mit den Ergebnissen der MAPLE-HCM-Studie, die aficamten mit Metoprolol bei Patienten mit obstruktiver hypertropher Kardiomyopathie (HCM) vergleicht.
Der Kongress, der vom 29. August bis 1. September 2025 stattfindet, umfasst drei mündliche Präsentationen und zwei Posterpräsentationen. Ein Highlight wird eine Late Breaking Clinical Science Präsentation sein, die Vorhofflimmern in drei klinischen Studien (REDWOOD-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM und FOREST-HCM) zu aficamten bei obstruktiver HCM analysiert. Weitere Präsentationen behandeln Langzeitergebnisse der Behandlung aus der FOREST-HCM-Studie und Sicherheitsanalysen.
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Cytokinetics to present crucial aficamten data at ESC 2025, including pivotal MAPLE-HCM results comparing it to metoprolol for HCM treatment.
Cytokinetics' upcoming presentations at the European Society of Cardiology Congress represent a significant milestone in the development of aficamten for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The Hot Line presentation of the MAPLE-HCM trial comparing aficamten to metoprolol will provide crucial comparative efficacy data that could potentially reshape treatment paradigms for HCM patients. This head-to-head comparison against a standard beta-blocker is particularly valuable for establishing aficamten's place in treatment protocols.
The Late Breaking presentation on atrial fibrillation across three clinical trials (REDWOOD-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM, and FOREST-HCM) is especially noteworthy as atrial fibrillation is a common complication in HCM patients that significantly impacts morbidity and mortality. Understanding aficamten's impact on this arrhythmia could substantially influence its clinical value proposition.
The FOREST-HCM presentation focusing on long-term treatment outcomes will address a critical gap in understanding the durability of aficamten's benefits and safety profile over extended use - an essential consideration for chronic disease management. Additionally, the poster presentations examining cardiac structure/function changes and integrated safety analysis will provide deeper mechanistic insights and comprehensive safety data, completing a robust clinical picture of aficamten's profile in HCM treatment.
Hot Line Presentation of MAPLE-HCM to Elaborate on Positive Topline Results in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Late Breaking Clinical Science Session to Present Incidence and Impact of Atrial Fibrillation Across Three Clinical Trials of Aficamten in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced five presentations related to aficamten at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025 taking place in Madrid, Spain from August 29, 2025 â€� September 1, 2025 including a Hot Line presentation of the primary results from MAPLE-HCM (Metoprolol vs AficamtenÌý¾±²Ô Patients with LVOT Obstruction on Exercise Capacity in HCM) and a Late Breaking Clinical Science presentation relating to the incidence and impact of atrial fibrillation across three clinical trials of aficamten in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Oral Presentations
Title: MAPLE-HCM: Aficamten vs Metoprolol in Obstructive HCM
Presenter: Pablo Garcia-Pavia, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro and Full Professor, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares both in Madrid, Spain
Date: August 30, 2025
Session Title: Hot Line 2
Session Time: 8:15 - 9:45 AM CEST
Presentation Time: 9:18 AM CEST
Location: Madrid (Main Auditorium)
Title: REDWOOD-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM and FOREST-HCM Trials: Incidence and Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive HCM with Aficamten
Presenter: Ahmad Masri, M.D., MS, Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Oregon Health & Science University
Date: August 31, 2025
Session Title: Late-Breaking Clinical Science: Cardiomyopathies
Session Time: 4:15-5:15 PM CEST
Presentation Time: 4:45 PM CEST
Location: Budapest (Hall 10)
Title: Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Treatment with Aficamten in Patients with Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Results from FOREST-HCM
Presenter: Sara Saberi, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health Frankel Cardiovascular Center
Date: August 31, 2025
Session Title: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: From Gene to Treatment
Session Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM CEST
Presentation Time: 5:40 PM CEST
Location: Science Box 4 (Research Gateway)
Poster Presentations
Title: Effect of Aficamten Compared with Metoprolol on Cardiac Structure and Function in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Pre-Specified Analysis of MAPLE-HCM
Presenter: Sheila Hegde, M.D., M.P.H, Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Affiliate Faculty, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Final presentation date and time to be confirmed
Title: Aficamten in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: An Integrated Safety Analysis
Presenter: Ahmad Masri, M.D., MS, Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Oregon Health & Science University
Final presentation date and time to be confirmed
About Cytokinetics
Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction. Cytokinetics is readying for potential regulatory approvals and commercialization of ²¹´Ú¾±³¦²¹³¾³Ù±ð²Ô,Ìýa cardiac myosin inhibitor, following positive results from SEQUOIA-HCM, the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Aficamten is also being evaluated in additional clinical trials enrolling patients with obstructive and non-obstructive HCM. In addition, Cytokinetics is developing omecamtiv mecarbil, a cardiac myosin activator, in patients with heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), CK-586, a cardiac myosin inhibitor with a mechanism of action distinct from ²¹´Ú¾±³¦²¹³¾³Ù±ð²Ô,Ìýfor the potential treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and CK-089, a fast skeletal muscle troponin activator with potential therapeutic application to a specific type of muscular dystrophy and other conditions of impaired skeletal muscle function.
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