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omecamtiv mecarbil

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Heart Failure | Small molecule | Cardiovascular |Cytokinetics, Incorporated|Last Updated: Jul 7, 2026

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Trial Design
RandomizedDouble-BlindCONTROLLEDDMC
Total Trials4
Total Enrollment10,705
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Clinical trial landscape

omecamtiv mecarbil · 8 trials · 5 indications

Phase 3 3Phase 2 2Phase 1 3
NCT06736574Study With Omecamtiv Mecarbil (CK-1827452) to Treat Chronic Heart Failure With Severely Reduced Ejection FractionHeart Failure
RECRUITING1,800 Analytics
NCT03759392Study to Assess the Effect of Omecamtiv Mecarbil on Exercise Capacity in Subjects With Heart FailureHeart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
COMPLETED276 Analytics
NCT02929329Registrational Study With Omecamtiv Mecarbil (AMG 423) to Treat Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection FractionHeart Failure
COMPLETED8,256 Analytics
PHASE3RECRUITING
Study With Omecamtiv Mecarbil (CK-1827452) to Treat Chronic Heart Failure With Severely Reduced Ejection Fraction
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PHASE3COMPLETED
Study to Assess the Effect of Omecamtiv Mecarbil on Exercise Capacity in Subjects With Heart Failure
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection FractionUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Registrational Study With Omecamtiv Mecarbil (AMG 423) to Treat Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Time to the first of event of CV death, HF event, LVAD implantation/cardiac transplantation, or stroke
From randomization to the first event of CV death or HF event, whichever occurs first, assessed until the last patient exits the study, estimated to last about 3 years

Efficacy of omecamtiv mecarbil compared with placebo on the risk of HF outcomes in patients with symptomatic HFrEF and severely reduced ejection fraction in the setting of guideline-directed medical therapy per local standard of care.

Change in Peak Oxygen Uptake on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing From Baseline to Week 20
Baseline and Week 20

The effect of treatment on exercise capacity, as assessed by peak oxygen uptake, was assessed during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) with gas-exchange analysis. Cycle ergometry was the preferred modality for exercise testing; treadmill exercise testing was an acceptable alternative. Participants were to use the same testing modality for all exercise tests during the study. Whenever possible, CPET was administered by the same study personnel using the same equipment throughout the study.

Time to Cardiovascular Death or First Heart Failure Event
From randomization to up to earliest of last confirmed survival status date or analysis cut-off date (07 August 2020); the overall median duration of follow-up was 21.8 months up to a maximum of 42 months.

The primary outcome was a composite of a heart-failure (HF) event or cardiovascular (CV) death, whichever occurred first, in a time-to-event analysis. A heart-failure event was defined as an urgent clinic visit, emergency department visit, or hospitalization for subjectively and objectively worsening heart failure leading to treatment intensification beyond a change in oral diuretic therapy. All deaths and HF events were adjudicated by an independent external clinical events committee (CEC) at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, using standardized definitions based on the recent American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) standards for endpoint definitions in cardiovascular clinical trials. Time to cardiovascular death or first HF event was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier (KM) methods. Since the median was not calculated, the percentage of participants with a positively adjudicated event during the study is reported.

Pharmacokinetics (PK): Concentration Before Morning Dose (Cpredose) Over Time
Before morning dose on Week 2 (Day 15), Week 4 (Day 28), Week 12 (Day 84), Week 16 (Day 112)
PK: Area Under the Curve Until 8 Hours After Morning Dose at Week 8 (AUC0-8)
Week 8 (Day 56) at predose, at 2 hours ±30 minutes; 4 hours ±30 minutes; 6 hours ±30 minutes; 8 hours ±30 minutes after morning dose
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of 48 hours of intravenous (IV) omecamtiv mecarbil compared with placebo on dyspnea in subjects with left ventricular systolic dysfunction hospitalized for acute heart failure.
48 hours
Placebo-corrected Change From Baseline in QT Interval Corrected for Heart Rate Based on the Fridericia Method (QTcF) After Omecamtiv Mecarbil Dosing in Part B
Baseline (average of samples taken at -1.25, -1, and -0.75 hours predose on day 1 of the treatment period) and at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours post-dose

Continuous 12-lead digital ECG recording was performed on day 1 of each period. ECGs were analyzed by a blinded, central reader. At each specified timepoint, ten 14-second 12-lead ECG tracings were extracted from the continuous recordings. The median QT in each replicate was calculated; the mean of available medians was used as the participant's reportable value at that timepoint. QT interval was corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's correction (QTcF). Change from baseline (ΔQTcF) was calculated based on a linear mixed-effects model with period, sequence, time (categorical), treatment, and time-by-treatment interaction as fixed effects and baseline QTcF as covariate. Placebo-corrected ΔQTcF (ΔΔQTcF) was calculated as the adjusted mean ΔQTcF after OM dosing minus adjusted mean ΔQTcF after placebo. If the upper bound of the confidence interval of ΔΔQTcF was \< 10 ms for all post-dose time points, OM was to be concluded to not have a significant effect on QT interval prolongation.

Dosing Period 1: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Omecamtiv Mecarbil After First and Last Dose in Period 1
Day 1 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose. Day 8 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after the morning dose.
Dosing Period 1: Time to Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Omecamtiv Mecarbil After First and Last Dose in Period 1
Day 1 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose. Day 8 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after the morning dose.
Dosing Period 1: Area Under the Concentration-time Curve for a Dosing Interval of 12 Hours (AUC0-12) for Omecamtiv Mecarbil After First and Last Dose in Period 1
Day 1 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose. Day 8 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose.
Dosing Period 1: Predose Omecamtiv Mecarbil Plasma Concentration
Day 8 predose
Dosing Period 1: Accumulation Ratio
Day 1 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose. Day 8 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose.

Accumulation ratio calculated as the ratio of day 8 AUC(0-12) / day 1 AUC(0-12)

Dosing Period 2: Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Omecamtiv Mecarbil After First and Last Dose in Period 2
Day 20 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose. Day 27 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after the morning dose.
Dosing Period 2: Time to Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Omecamtiv Mecarbil After First and Last Dose in Period 2
Day 20 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose. Day 27 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after the morning dose.
Dosing Period 2: AUC(0-12) for Omecamtiv Mecarbil After First and Last Dose in Period 2
Day 20 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose. Day 27 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose.
Dosing Period 2: Predose Omecamtiv Mecarbil Plasma Concentration
Day 27 predose
Dosing Period 2: Accumulation Ratio
Day 20 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose. Day 27 at 0 hours and 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours after the morning dose.

Accumulation ratio calculated as the ratio of day 27 AUC(0-12) / day 20 AUC(0-12).

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Healthy Volunteers
2 days

The highest infusion rate tolerated by at least eight subjects. A dose was intolerable if: 1) the pattern of intolerance clearly distinguished active drug from placebo, or 2) the number of subjects intolerant of the dose level in question was at least 3 more than the number of subjects intolerant of placebo.

Secondary Endpoints
Time to the first event of CV death or HF event
From randomization to the first event of CV death or HF event, whichever occurs first, assessed until the last patient exits the study, estimated to last about 3 years
Time to the first HF hospitalization
From randomization to the first event of CV death or HF event, whichever occurs first, assessed until the last patient exits the study, estimated to last about 3 years
Time to the first event of CV death, HF event, LVAD implantation/cardiac transplantation, or stroke in a subgroup of patients with severe HF
From randomization to the first event of CV death or HF event, whichever occurs first, assessed until the last patient exits the study, estimated to last about 3 years
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingQUADRUPLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Omecamtiv MecarbilEXPERIMENTALParticipants randomized to omecamtiv mecarbil will be dosed based on their omecamtiv mecarbil plasma concentration at 25, 37.5 or 50 mg twice daily until at least 850 participants experience a HF event or CV death, whichever comes first.
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants randomized to placebo will receive placebo twice daily until at least 850 participants experience a HF event or CV death, whichever comes first.
Placebo BIDPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants will receive placebo BID.
25 mg Omecamtiv Mecarbil BIDEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive 25 mg omecamtiv mecarbil BID.
37.5 mg Omecamtiv Mecarbil BID Target DoseEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive omecamtiv mecarbil 25 mg BID up to Week 4 or Week 8 and 25 mg or 37.5 mg BID after Week 4 or Week 8, based on Week 2 PK.
50 mg Omecamtiv Mecarbil BID Target DoseEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive Omecamtiv Mecarbil 25 mg BID up to Week 4 or Week 8 and 25 mg or 50 mg BID after Week 4 or Week 8, based on Week 2 PK.
Part AEXPERIMENTALAfter an overnight fast of at least 10 hours participants received a single oral dose of 25 mg omecamtiv mecarbil on Day 1.
Part BEXPERIMENTALParticipants with a maximum observed plasma OM concentration ≤ 350 ng/mL in Part A were randomly assigned to receive a single dose of each the following 3 treatments in one of six treatment sequences: * Placebo * 50 mg omecamtiv mecarbil * 400 mg moxifloxacin Each treatment was separated by a washout of at least 7 days.
Omecamtiv mecarbil 25 mg / 37.5 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received omecamtiv mecarbil 25 mg BID in dosing period 1 (days 1 to 8) and 25 mg or 37.5 mg BID in dosing period 2 (days 20 to 27) based on their day 8 predose omecamtiv mecarbil plasma concentration (Cpredose): If day 8 Cpredose was \< 200 ng/mL, participants received 37.5 mg BID; if day 8 Cpredose was ≥ 200 ng/mL or a day 8 PK value was not available participants continued to receive 25 mg BID.
Omecamtiv mecarbil 25 mg / 50 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received omecamtiv mecarbil 25 mg BID in dosing period 1 (days 1 to 8) and 25 mg or 50 mg BID in dosing period 2 (days 20 to 27) based on their day 8 predose omecamtiv mecarbil plasma concentration (Cpredose): If day 8 Cpredose was \< 200 ng/mL, participants received 50 mg BID; if day 8 Cpredose was ≥ 200 ng/mL or a day 8 PK value was not available participants continued to receive 25 mg BID.
Dose-escalation Cohort 1EXPERIMENTAL4 treatment periods consisting of a 2 hour placebo infusion (single blind) followed by a 6 hour infusion of study drug or placebo. Each subject will receive 3 active ascending doses of study drug and 1 dose of placebo randomized into the sequence of escalating doses in a double-blind manner. Treatment periods occur at least 7 days apart.
Dose-escalation Cohort 2EXPERIMENTAL4 treatment periods consisting of a 2 hour placebo infusion (single blind) followed by a 6 hour infusion of study drug or placebo. Each subject will receive 3 active ascending doses of study drug and 1 dose of placebo randomized into the sequence of escalating doses in a double-blind manner. Treatment periods occur at least 7 days apart.
Dose-escalation Cohort 3EXPERIMENTAL4 treatment periods consisting of a 2 hour placebo infusion (single blind) followed by a 6 hour infusion of study drug or placebo. Each subject will receive 3 active ascending doses of study drug and 1 dose of placebo randomized into the sequence of escalating doses in a double-blind manner. Treatment periods occur at least 7 days apart.
Dose-escalation Cohort 4EXPERIMENTAL4 treatment periods consisting of a 2 hour placebo infusion (single blind) followed by a 6 hour infusion of study drug or placebo. Each subject will receive 3 active ascending doses of study drug and 1 dose of placebo randomized into the sequence of escalating doses in a double-blind manner. Treatment periods occur at least 7 days apart.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
Omecamtiv Mecarbil (OM)DRUGOral Tablet
PlaceboDRUGOral Tablet
Omecamtiv MecarbilDRUGOral omecamtiv mecarbil twice daily for up to 20 weeks with dose level determined by periodic blood testing
Standard of CareDRUGParticipants were required to be optimally managed with standard of care therapies for chronic HF (eg, beta blockers, renin angiotensin aldosterone system inhibitors), consistent with regional clinical practice guidelines, unless contraindicated.
25 mg Omecamtiv MecarbilDRUGoral tablet
37.5 mg Omecamtiv MecarbilDRUGoral tablet
50 mg Omecamtiv MecarbilDRUGoral tablet
MoxifloxacinDRUG400 mg moxifloxacin oral tablet
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years to 85 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites191

Inclusion Criteria: Adult patients who meet all the following criteria at screening may be included in the study: * Are between ≥ 18 years and ≤ 85 years at the signing of informed consent * Have a history of chronic HFrEF, defined as requiring treatment for HF for a minimum of 3 months prior to s...

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