PMID- 35802255 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220729 LR - 20220803 IS - 1179-1950 (Electronic) IS - 0012-6667 (Print) IS - 0012-6667 (Linking) VI - 82 IP - 10 DP - 2022 Jul TI - Mavacamten: First Approval. PG - 1127-1135 LID - 10.1007/s40265-022-01739-7 [doi] AB - Mavacamten (Camzyos) is an oral small-molecule cardiac myosin inhibitor developed by MyoKardia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and diseases of diastolic dysfunction. In April 2022, mavacamten was approved for use in the USA in the treatment of adults with symptomatic New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-III obstructive HCM to improve functional capacity and symptoms. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of mavacamten leading to this first approval for the treatment of adults with symptomatic NYHA class II-III obstructive HCM. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. FAU - Keam, Susan J AU - Keam SJ AD - Springer Nature, Private Bag 65901, Mairangi Bay, Auckland, 0754, New Zealand. dru@adis.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220708 PL - New Zealand TA - Drugs JT - Drugs JID - 7600076 RN - 0 (Benzylamines) RN - 0 (MYK-461) RN - 56HH86ZVCT (Uracil) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (Cardiac Myosins) SB - IM EIN - Drugs. 2022 Jul;82(11):1235. PMID: 35921035 MH - Adult MH - *Benzylamines/pharmacology MH - Cardiac Myosins MH - *Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/drug therapy MH - Humans MH - Uracil/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology PMC - PMC9338109 COIS- During the peer review process the manufacturer of the agent under review was offered an opportunity to comment on the article. Changes resulting from any comments received were made by the authors on the basis of scientific completeness and accuracy. Susan J. Keam is a contracted employee of Adis International Ltd/Springer Nature, and declares no relevant conflicts of interest. All authors contributed to the review and are responsible for the article content. EDAT- 2022/07/09 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/30 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/08 CRDT- 2022/07/08 11:17 PHST- 2022/06/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/07/08 11:17 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s40265-022-01739-7 [pii] AID - 1739 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s40265-022-01739-7 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Drugs. 2022 Jul;82(10):1127-1135. doi: 10.1007/s40265-022-01739-7. Epub 2022 Jul 8.