Hot Line Presentation of Primary Results from ACACIA-HCM to Elaborate on Positive Topline Results in Patients with Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Company to Host In-Person and Virtual Investor Event to Discuss Results from Late-Breaking Science Presentations
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced three Late Breaking Science abstracts were accepted for presentation at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, taking place August 28-31 in Munich, Germany, including a Hot Line presentation of the primary results from ACACIA-HCM, the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of aficamten in patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Hot Line and Late-Breaking Science Presentations
Title: ACACIA-HCM: Aficamten for Symptomatic Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Presenter: Ahmad Masri, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Oregon Health & Science University
Date: Friday, August 28, 2026
Session Title: Hot Line 1
Session Time: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CEST
Presentation Time: 11:45 – 11:55 AM CEST
Location: Munich, Main Auditorium (Hall B3)
Title: Effect of Aficamten on Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients with Symptomatic Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - Results from the ACACIA-HCM Trial
Presenter: Sheila Hegde, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – Dallas, TX and Affiliate Faculty, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Session Title: Late-Breaking Clinical Science: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Session Time: 4:15 – 5:15 PM CEST
Presentation Time: 4:15 – 4:30 PM CEST
Location: Achgabat (Hall A3)
Title: Aficamten vs. Metoprolol Monotherapy in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy According to Pre-Trial Treatment in MAPLE-HCM
Presenter: Fernando Dominguez, M.D., Ph.D., Consultant Cardiologist, Hospital Universitario Puerta De Hierro Majadahonda – Madrid, Spain
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026
Session Title: Late-Breaking Clinical Science: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Session Time: 4:15 – 5:15 PM CEST
Presentation Time: 4:30 – 4:45 PM CEST
Location: Achgabat (Hall A3)
Investor Event and Webcast
Cytokinetics will host an in-person and virtual investor event onsite at ESC to discuss results from the Late-Breaking Science presentations at the Congress. Additional details including the date, time and registration information will be announced at a later date.