A Phase 2 Open-label Pilot Study Evaluating MYK-461 in Subjects With Symptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (PIONEER-HCM)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02842242 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 22, 2016
Results First Posted : February 5, 2020
Last Update Posted : June 8, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Obstructive Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction | Drug: MYK-461 | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 21 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Open-label Pilot Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Safety, and Tolerability of MYK-461 in Subjects With Symptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Open Label
MYK-461
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Drug: MYK-461 |
- Change in Post-exercise Peak LVOT Gradient From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]Post-exercise peak LVOT gradients are assessed after a treadmill stress test by echocardiography.
- Number of Participants Achieving a Post-exercise Peak LVOT Gradient Response of < 30 mmHg. Gradient < 30 mmHg [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]LVOT gradients are assessed after a treadmill stress test by echocardiography.
- Change in Dyspnea Symptom Score From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]The scale name is Dyspnea Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). It is intended to measure how much shortness of breath you have had in the past week. 0 = no shortness of breath and 10 = shortness of breath as the worst possible.
- Change in Peak VO2 From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]Peak VO2 is assessed using a cardiopulmonary exercise test.
- Change in VE/VCO2 From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]VE/VCO2 is assessed from cardiopulmonary exercise testing results.
- Change in Resting LVEF From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]LVEF is assessed by echocardiography.
- Change in LV Fractional Shortening (LVFS) From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]LVFS is assessed using echocardiography measures.
- Change in Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]GLS is assessed using echocardiography measures.
- Change in Post-exercise Peak LVOT Gradient From Week 12 to Week 16 [ Time Frame: Weeks 12 and 16 ]Post-exercise peak LVOT gradients are assessed after a treadmill stress test by echocardiography.
- Change in NYHA Functional Class From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]
- Change in KCCQ OSS From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]
- Change in NT-proBNP From Baseline to Week 12 [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Number of Subjects Achieving an LVOT Gradient Response of Post-exercise Peak Gradient < 10 mmHg at Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12 ]Post-exercise peak LVOT gradients are assessed after a treadmill stress test by echocardiography.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Key Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed with HCM (hypertrophied and non-dilated left ventricle in absence of systemic or other known cause), with LV wall thickness ≥ 15 mm at time of initial diagnosis or ≥ 13 mm with a positive family history of HCM.
- Age 18-70
- BMI 18-37kg/m2
- Documented LVEF ≥ 55% at the Screening visit as determined by the investigator and the investigational site's echocardiography laboratory.
- Resting LVOT gradient ≥ 30 mg Hg and post-exercise peak LVOT gradient ≥ 50 mm Hg
- NYHA functional class II or higher
Key Exclusion Criteria:
- History of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia.
- History of syncope with exercise within past 6 months.
- Active infection.
- Persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial fibrillation at Screening or history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with resting rate document > 100bpm within 1 year of screening.
- Has QTc Fridericia (QTcF) > 500 ms, or any other ECG abnormality considered by the investigator to pose a risk to subject safety (e.g. second degree atrioventricular block type II).
- Aortic stenosis or fixed subaortic obstruction.
- History of LV systolic dysfunction (LVEF < 45%) at any time during their clinical course.
- History of obstructive coronary artery disease.
- History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition, or disease that, in the opinion of the investigator or MyoKardia physician, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion.
- Part A: Ongoing therapy with beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, or disopyramide. Subjects on any of these medications who, in the opinion of the investigator, can safely be withdrawn are eligible as long as medication is discontinued at least 14 days prior to the Screening visit.
- Part B: Ongoing therapy with calcium channel blockers or disopyramide. Subjects on any of these medications who, in the opinion of the investigator, can safely be withdrawn are eligible as long as medication is discontinued at least 14 days prior to the Screening visit.
- Prior treatment with cardiotoxic agents such as doxorubicin or similar, or current treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs that have negative inotropic activity, e.g. flecainide or propafenone.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02842242
United States, Arizona | |
Mayo Clinic Arizona | |
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | |
United States, Connecticut | |
Yale New Haven Hospital | |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Tufts Medical Center | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
United States, Missouri | |
Washington University St. Louis | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | |
United States, North Carolina | |
Duke Health Center at Southpoint | |
Durham, North Carolina, United States | |
United States, Oregon | |
Oregon Health and Science University | |
Portland, Oregon, United States | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Heart and Vascular Center) | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Study Chair: | Amy Sehnert, MD | MyoKardia, Inc. |
Documents provided by MyoKardia, Inc.:
Responsible Party: | MyoKardia, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02842242 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MYK-461-004 |
First Posted: | July 22, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 5, 2020 |
Last Update Posted: | June 8, 2021 |
Last Verified: | June 2021 |
Cardiomyopathies Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Hypertrophy Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Aortic Stenosis, Subvalvular Aortic Valve Stenosis Aortic Valve Disease Heart Valve Diseases |