Mavacamten

Mavacamten, sold under the brand name Camzyos, is a medication used to treat obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[1]

Mavacamten
Clinical data
Trade namesCamzyos
Other namesMYK-461
License data
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug classCardiac myosin inhibitor
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 6-[[(1S)-1-phenylethyl]amino]-3-propan-2-yl-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H19N3O2
Molar mass273.336 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(C)N1C(=O)NC(N[C@@H](C)C2=CC=CC=C2)=CC1=O
  • InChI=1S/C15H19N3O2/c1-10(2)18-14(19)9-13(17-15(18)20)16-11(3)12-7-5-4-6-8-12/h4-11,16H,1-3H3,(H,17,20)/t11-/m0/s1
  • Key:RLCLASQCAPXVLM-NSHDSACASA-N

Mavacamten is a cardiac myosin inhibitor.[1] It was developed by the MyoKardia subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb.[2]

Mavacamten was approved for medical use in the United States in April 2022.[1][3]

Medical uses

Mavacamten is indicated for the treatment of adults with symptomatic New York Heart Association class II-III obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to improve functional capacity and symptoms.[1]

History

Mavacamten was granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[4]

Society and culture

Names

Mavacamten is the international nonproprietary name (INN).[5]

References

Further reading

  • "Mavacamten". Drug Information Portal. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  • Clinical trial number NCT03470545 for "Clinical Study to Evaluate Mavacamten (MYK-461) in Adults With Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM)" at ClinicalTrials.gov


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