other material
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Aficamten superior to metoprolol in MAPLE-HCM Phase 3 trial; primary endpoint met (p<0.0001)
CYTOKINETICS INC
- Least-squares mean pVO2 difference: +2.3 mL/kg/min (95% CI 1.5 to 3.1; p<0.0001) favoring aficamten.
- 51% of aficamten patients improved ≥1 NYHA class vs 26% on metoprolol (p<0.001).
- Aficamten reduced NT-proBNP by 81% vs metoprolol (p<0.0001); 1 patient had LVEF<50%.
- FDA PDUFA target action date for aficamten NDA is December 26, 2025.
- Results published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine.