Cytokinetics Announces Five Presentations at the International Symposium on ALS/MND
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced five poster presentations at the 30th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Perth, Australia. The posters will be presented on Thursday, December 5, 2019 and Friday, December 6, 2019.
Thursday, December 5, 2019 (All times listed below are local time in Perth)
Poster Session A
Theme: Clinical Trials and Trial Design
Title: Responder and Subgroup Analyses for FORTITUDE-ALS, a Phase 2 Trial Study of Reldesemtiv in Patients with ALS
Presentation Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Poster Number: CLT-21
Poster Presenter: Jeremy M. Shefner, M.D., Ph.D., Lead Investigator of FORTITUDE-ALS, Professor and Chair of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute, and Professor and Executive Chair of Neurology at the University of Arizona, Phoenix
Title: Quality of Life and Depression Measurements in FORTITUDE-ALS
Presentation Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Poster Number: CLT-22
Poster Presenter: Stacy Rudnicki, M.D., Senior Medical Director, Clinical Research, Neurology, Cytokinetics
Title: Impact of ALSFRS-R progression rates on outcome measures in FORTITUDE-ALS
Presentation Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Poster Number: CLT-23
Poster Presenter: Stacy Rudnicki, M.D., Senior Medical Director, Clinical Research, Neurology, Cytokinetics
Title: Utilization of Durable Medical Equipment in FORTITUDE-ALS
Presentation Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Poster Number: CLT-20
Poster Presenter: Stacy Rudnicki, M.D., Senior Medical Director, Clinical Research, Neurology, Cytokinetics
Friday, December 6, 2019
Poster Session B
Theme: Biomedical and Clinical Work in Progress
Title: People Living with ALS and Their Caregivers’ Input into Drug Development in Europe
Presentation Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Poster Number: WP-14
Poster Presenter: Miriam Galvin, Ph.D., Academic Unit of Neurology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin
About Cytokinetics
Cytokinetics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and best-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which muscle performance is compromised and/or declining. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact muscle function and contractility. Cytokinetics is collaborating with Amgen Inc. (Amgen) to develop omecamtiv mecarbil, a novel cardiac muscle activator. Omecamtiv mecarbil is the subject of an international clinical trials program in patients with heart failure including GALACTIC-HF and METEORIC-HF. Amgen holds an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize omecamtiv mecarbil with a sublicense held by Servier for commercialization in Europe and certain other countries. Cytokinetics is collaborating with Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas) to develop reldesemtiv, a fast skeletal muscle troponin activator (FSTA). Astellas holds an exclusive worldwide license to develop and commercialize reldesemtiv. Licenses held by Amgen and Astellas are subject to specified co-development and co-commercialization rights of Cytokinetics. Cytokinetics is also developing CK-274, a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor that company scientists discovered independent of its collaborations, for the potential treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies. Cytokinetics continues its over 20-year history of pioneering innovation in muscle biology and related pharmacology focused to diseases of muscle dysfunction and conditions of muscle weakness.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Cytokinetics disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements and claims the protection of the Act's Safe Harbor for forward-looking statements. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to Cytokinetics’ and its partners’ research and development activities; the Phase 2 clinical study of reldesemtiv in patients with ALS, including that such results may support progression of reldesemtiv into a potentially pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial; the potentially beneficial effects of reldesemtiv; and the properties and potential benefits of Cytokinetics’ other drug candidates. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, but actual results may differ materially due to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, potential difficulties or delays in the development, testing, regulatory approvals for trial commencement, progression or product sale or manufacturing, or production of Cytokinetics’ drug candidates that could slow or prevent clinical development or product approval; Astellas’ decisions with respect to the design, initiation, conduct, timing and continuation of development activities for reldesemtiv; Cytokinetics may incur unanticipated research and development and other costs or be unable to obtain additional financing necessary to conduct development of its products; standards of care may change, rendering Cytokinetics’ drug candidates obsolete; competitive products or alternative therapies may be developed by others for the treatment of indications Cytokinetics’ drug candidates and potential drug candidates may target; and risks and uncertainties relating to the timing and receipt of payments from its partners, including milestones and royalties on future potential product sales under Cytokinetics’ collaboration agreements with such partners. For further information regarding these and other risks related to Cytokinetics’ business, investors should consult Cytokinetics’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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