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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced three upcoming presentations, including two Late Breaking Oral Abstract presentations and one poster presentation, at the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Medical Society Scientific Sessions, held in collaboration with the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, taking place in Chicago, IL, November 6, 2026.
Late-Breaking Oral Abstracts
Title: Effect of Aficamten on Cardiac Structure and Function in Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The ACACIA-HCM CMR Study Presenter: Ahmad Masri, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Oregon Health & Science University Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 Session Title: Session 4 - Late Breaking Oral Abstracts Session Time: 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT Presentation Time: 2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CT Location: Room S406a
Title: Effect of Aficamten on Patient-Reported Health Status in Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Presenter: Michael E. Nassif, M.D., Cardiologist, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute Date: Friday, November 6, 2026 Session Title: Session 4 – Late Breaking Oral Abstracts Session Time: 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM CT Presentation Time: 2:45 PM -2:55 PM CT Location: Room S406A
Poster Presentation
Title: Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Long-Term Aficamten Therapy for Obstructive HCM: A FOREST-HCM Analysis Presenter: Daniele Massera, M.D., Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Program, NYU Langone Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine Date: November 6, 2026 Session Title: Poster Reception Session Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CT Presentation Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM CT Location: Room S406B
About Cytokinetics
Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction. Cytokinetics’ MYQORZO® (aficamten) is a cardiac myosin inhibitor approved in the U.S., China, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). Following positive topline results in ACACIA-HCM, a Phase 3 clinical trial of aficamten in patients with non-obstructive HCM (nHCM), the company plans to submit a Supplemental New Drug Application in Q4 2026. Cytokinetics is also developing omecamtiv mecarbil, an investigational cardiac myosin activator for the potential treatment of patients with heart failure with severely reduced ejection fraction and ulacamten, an investigational cardiac myosin inhibitor for the potential treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, while continuing pre-clinical research and development in muscle biology.
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