Key result
Aficamten shows no evidence of QTc prolongation compared to placebo.
Why the study?
Aficamten is in development for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, requiring evaluation of its impact on the QTc interval in healthy participants.
Does aficamten cause QTc prolongation in healthy participants?
Does aficamten cause QTc prolongation in healthy participants?
Aficamten does not cause QTc prolongation across its therapeutic concentration range, demonstrating a favorable cardiac electrophysiologic safety profile.
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Supports QTc safety for aficamten without monitoring concerns; confirms regulatory TQT compliance in healthy volunteers.
Aficamten is a next‐in‐class, small‐molecule, cardiac myosin inhibitor in development for treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This 2‐part study evaluated aficamten's impact on QTc interval in healthy participants. Part A ( n = 10) was an open‐label study to find the appropriate dose for thorough QT (TQT) evaluation in Part B. Part B ( n = 34) was a double‐blind, 3‐way crossover TQT study conducted as per ICH E14 guidance using negative (placebo) and positive (moxifloxacin) controls. A single 50 mg aficamten dose achieved exposures (C max range: 124–1660 ng/mL) comparable to the highest clinical dose (20 mg QD) in obstructive HCM patients (NCT05186818; [C max range: 131–1230 ng/mL]) and was chosen for TQT evaluation. Using concentration‐QT (C‐QT) modeling, the placebo‐ and baseline‐corrected QT interval using Fridericia's correction (ΔΔQTcF) was −1.82 msec (90% CI: −3.43, −0.214) at peak aficamten concentrations (298.3 ng/mL) following the 50 mg dose. The 90% CI upper bound of ΔΔQTcF for aficamten was < 10 msec at all post‐dose time points. Assay sensitivity was established by the 90% CI lower bound for moxifloxacin (ΔΔQTcF) exceeding 5 msec. Aficamten did not cause QTc prolongation (using C‐QT and by time point analyses) within observed plasma concentrations up to 1660 ng/mL (aficamten), 213 ng/mL (metabolite CK‐3834282), and 343 ng/mL (metabolite CK‐3834283). No clinically meaningful effect on electrocardiogram parameters, including absolute QTcF (≤ 450 msec) and change from baseline in QTcF (≤ 30 msec) was noted in aficamten‐treated participants. Aficamten was generally well tolerated. In conclusion, there was no evidence of aficamten‐mediated QTc prolongation across the therapeutic concentration range in a formal TQT study.
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Maharao et al. (2025) studied this question. Aficamten showed no evidence of QTc prolongation, with a ΔΔQTcF of −1.82 msec and upper bound < 10 msec at all post-dose time points after a 50 mg dose.
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