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Mavacamten: a novel small molecule modulator of β-cardiac myosin for treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Albree Tower-RaderJay RamchandSteve E NissenMilind Y Desai
Published in: Expert opinion on investigational drugs (2020)
Findings from Phase 2 and 3 trials suggest that Mavacamten represents a very promising new therapy for the treatment of symptomatic patients with HCM. Treatment leads to an improvement in symptomatic and physiologic metrics for symptomatic patients with HCM with minimal adverse events. Patients with obstructive HCM demonstrated a significant improvement in LVOT gradient, NYHA functional class, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ), Overall Summary Score (OSS), and numerical rating scale (NRS) dyspnea scores; and patients with both obstructive and nonobstructive HCM had significant improvement in serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentrations.
Keyphrases
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