Cytokinetics Announces Availability of Briefing Documents for FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Omecamtiv Mecarbil

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[{"type":"text","content":"SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) posted briefing documents for the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee (CRDAC) meeting to review the New Drug Application (NDA) for omecamtiv mecarbil, an investigational selective, small molecule cardiac myosin activator for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The advisory committee meeting, which is being held virtually, is scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM ET on December 13, 2022. Briefing materials and webcast information for the meeting can be accessed at https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/december-13-2022-cardiovascular-and-renal-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-12132022. The Company is not responsible for the content of, nor the statements made in, the briefing materials that were prepared by the FDA. The NDA for omecamtiv mecarbil is based on the results from GALACTIC-HF, the Phase 3 clinical trial of omecamtiv mecarbil. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date for the NDA is February 28, 2023. About Omecamtiv Mecarbil Omecamtiv mecarbil is an investigational, selective, small molecule cardiac myosin activator, the first of a novel class of myotropes1 designed to directly target the contractile mechanisms of the heart, binding to and recruiting more cardiac myosin heads to interact with actin during systole. Omecamtiv mecarbil is designed to increase the number of active actin-myosin cross bridges during each cardiac cycle and consequently augment the impaired contractility that is associated with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Preclinical research has shown that omecamtiv mecarbil increases cardiac contractility without increasing intracellular myocyte calcium concentrations or myocardial oxygen consumption.2-4 The development program for omecamtiv mecarbil assessed its potential for the treatment of HFrEF. Positive results from GALACTIC-HF, the first Phase 3 clinical trial of omecamtiv mecarbil demonstrated a statistically significant effect of treatment with omecamtiv mecarbil to reduce risk of the primary composite endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death or heart failure events (heart failure hospitalization and other urge...

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