Cytokinetics Announces Start of AMBER-HFpEF, a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of CK-586 in Patients With Symptomatic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that AMBER-HFpEF (Assessment of CK-586 in a Multi-Center, Blinded Evaluation of Safety and Tolerability Results in HFpEF) is open to enrollment. AMBER-HFpEF is a Phase 2 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multi-center, dose-finding clinical trial of CK-4021586 (CK-586) in patients with symptomatic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥60%. CK-586 is a cardiac myosin inhibitor in development for the potential treatment of a subgroup of with symptomatic HFpEF patients with hypercontractility and ventricular hypertrophy.