This week Cytokinetics announced that the first patient in Cohort 2 of their REDWOOD-HCM trial has been dosed.
Cytokinetics is testing the safety and tolerability of the cardiac myosin inhibitor CK-274 for the potential treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The trial already enrolled completed enrollment of 18 patients in the first cohort. Sites are located across North America and Europe and results are expected in the middle of this year.
Separately, Cytokinetics announced that CK-274 has been granted an orphan drug designation by the FDA. This designation confers certain benefits and financial incentives for drugs intended to treat conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S.
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