Heart drug trial halted early: MYK-224 studied for thick heart muscle
NCT ID NCT05556343
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called MYK-224 in 18 adults with a type of heart disease that makes the heart muscle too thick and blocks blood flow. The goal was to see if the drug is safe and helps reduce symptoms. The trial was stopped early, so results are limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Has adequate acoustic windows, to enable accurate TTEs as determined by the echocardiography core laboratory. * Men or women diagnosed with oHCM consistent with current American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology guidelines, satisfying both of the following criteria: * Has unexplained left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy with nondilated ventricular chambers in the absence of other cardiac (eg, hypertension, aortic stenosis) or systemic disease and with maximal LV wall thickness ≥ 15 millimeter (mm) (or ≥ 13 mm with positive family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or with a known disease-causing mutation), as determined by core laboratory interpretation. AND \-- Has a LVOT peak gradient during screening as assessed by echocardiography of ≥ 50 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) at rest, or ≥ 30 mm Hg at rest and ≥ 50 mm Hg with Valsalva maneuver (confirmed by echocardiography core laboratory interpretation). * Has resting LVEF ≥ 60% at the Screening visit as determined by echocardiography core laboratory. * New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or III symptoms at screening. * Has a valid measurement of LVOT post-exercise peak gradient at screening as determined by echocardiography core laboratory. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of any medical condition that precludes exercise stress testing. * History of syncope or sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia within 6 months prior to screening. * Known infiltrative or storage disorder causing cardiac hypertrophy that mimics HCM, such as Fabry disease, amyloidosis, or Noonan syndrome with left ventricular hypertrophy. * Prior treatment with mavacamten or aficamten. An exception may be made in cases where myosin inhibitor use was not within 4 months of the Screening visit, and with the agreement of both the Investigator and the Medical Monitor. * Has been successfully treated with invasive septal reduction (surgical myectomy or percutaneous alcohol septal ablation \[ASA\]) within 6 months prior to Screening or plans to have either of these treatments during the study (Note: Individuals with an unsuccessful myectomy or percutaneous ASA procedure performed \> 6 months prior to Screening may be enrolled if study eligibility criteria for LVOT gradient criteria are met). * Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) placement or pulse generator change within 2 months prior to screening or planned new ICD placement during the study (pulse generator changes, if needed during the study are allowed). * Has a history of resuscitated sudden cardiac arrest (any time) or known history of appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD discharge for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia within 6 months prior to screening. * Has paroxysmal, atrial fibrillation with atrial fibrillation present per the Investigator's evaluation of the participant's ECG at the time of Screening. * Has persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation not on anticoagulation for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening and/or not adequately rate controlled within 6 months prior to Screening (Note: Participants with persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation who are anticoagulated and adequately rate-controlled are allowed). * Has QT interval with Fridericia correction (QTcF) \> 500 msec when QRS interval \< 120 msec or QTcF \> 520 msec when QRS ≥ 120 msec if participant has left bundle branch block or any other 12-lead ECG abnormality considered by the investigator to pose a risk to participant safety (eg, second-degree atrioventricular block type II). * Has known moderate or severe (per investigator's judgment) aortic valve stenosis at screening. * History of LV systolic dysfunction (LVEF \< 45%) at any time during their clinical course. * Clinically significant pulmonary disease associated with exertional dyspnea. * Has known significant unrevascularized obstructive coronary artery disease (\>70% stenosis in one or more main epicardial coronary arteries) or history of myocardial infarction Note: participants with prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are allowed if the procedure was performed at least 12 weeks prior to screening * Prior treatment with cardiotoxic agents such as anthracyclines (eg, doxorubicin) or similar Other protocol-defined criteria apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Local Institution - 0001
Kansas City, Kansas, 66103-2937, United States
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Local Institution - 0002
El Palmar, MU, 30120, Spain
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Local Institution - 0003
Valencia, V, 46026, Spain
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Local Institution - 0005
Florence, FI, 50134, Italy
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Local Institution - 0006
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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Local Institution - 0008
Málaga, MA, 29010, Spain
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Local Institution - 0009
A Coruña, 15006, Spain
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Local Institution - 0010
Majadahonda, 28035, Spain
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Local Institution - 0011
Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, 40-555, Poland
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Local Institution - 0013
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Local Institution - 0014
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Local Institution - 0015
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195-0001, United States
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Local Institution - 0016
San Francisco, California, 94158-2156, United States
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Local Institution - 0021
Nashville, Tennessee, 37205-2202, United States
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Local Institution - 0022
Granada, GR, 18014, Spain
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Local Institution - 0023
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Local Institution - 0024
Portland, Oregon, 97239-3011, United States
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Local Institution - 0025
San Antonio, Texas, 78229-3900, United States
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Local Institution - 0026
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Local Institution - 0027
Bologna, BO, 40138, Italy
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Local Institution - 0028
Alicante, A, 03010, Spain
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Local Institution - 0029
Milan, 20138, Italy
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Local Institution - 0030
Wroclaw, 54-049, Poland
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Local Institution - 0031
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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Local Institution - 0032
New York, New York, 10032-3802, United States
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