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The Lancet Publishes Results From COSMIC-HF Trial Showing Omecamtiv Mecarbil Significantly Improved Cardiac Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

2016-11-30 · Cytokinetics · original cytokinetics.com ↗

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTK) today announced The Lancet published results from a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating omecamtiv mecarbil in patients with chronic heart failure. The COSMIC-HF (Chronic Oral Study of Myosin Activation to Increase Contractility in Heart Failure) trial met its primary pharmacokinetic objective and showed statistically significant improvements in all pre-specified secondary measures of cardiac function in the treatment group receiving pharmacokinetic-based dose titration. The results were initially presented as a Late-Breaking Clinical Trial at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2015.1

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