EXPLORER-HCM: Pivotal trial in oHCM



Phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicentre, international, parallel-group trial evaluated the efficacy and safety profile of CAMZYOS for patients with NYHA Class II-III oHCM1

 

Trial Design

 

Select inclusion criteria2

  • ≥18 years old
  • oHCM (unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy with maximal left ventricular wall thickness of ≥15 mm [or ≥13 mm if familial HCM])
  • Symptomatic NYHA Class II or III
  • LVEF ≥55%
  • Peak LVOT gradient ≥50 mmHg at rest or with provocation

 

Select exclusion criteria2

  • Dual therapy with beta blocker and calcium channel blocker or monotherapy with disopyramide or ranolazine 
  • Syncope or sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia with exercise ≤6 months before screening 
  • Atrial fibrillation on screening ECG 
  • Septal reduction therapy ≤6 months before screening or planned during study 
  • Known infiltrative or storage disorders causing cardiac hypertrophy that may mimic oHCM

 

ECG=electrocardiogram; HCM=hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; HCMSQ SoB=Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptom Questionnaire Shortness-of-Breath subscore; KCCQ-23 CSS=Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-23 Clinical Summary Score; LVEF=left ventricular ejection fraction; LVOT=left ventricular outflow tract; NYHA=New York Heart Association; oHCM=obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; pVO2=peak oxygen consumption

 

 

Trial Participants1

 

  • N=251; CAMZYOS n=123, placebo n=128
  • Symptomatic NYHA Class II and III oHCM
  • LVEF ≥55%
  • LVOT peak gradient ≥50 mmHg at rest or with provocation

 

Select patient characteristics1

table of patient characteristics

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

Background therapy1

Majority of patients received conventional background HCM treatment:

  • 96% of CAMZYOS patients (beta blockers 76%, calcium channel blockers 20%)
  • 87% of placebo patients (beta blockers 74%, calcium channel blockers 13%)
  • Exclusion: disopyramide or ranolazine

 

HCM=hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; LVEF=left ventricular ejection fraction; LVOT=left ventricular outflow tract; NYHA=New York Heart Association; oHCM=obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

 

 

Trial Endpoints

Primary composite endpoint: Exercise capacity and symptoms1

Composite of change at Week 30 from baseline in exercise capacity (measured by pVO2) and symptoms (measured by NYHA Class)

condition 1

Patients with change from baseline in pVO2 ≥1.5 mL/kg/min

AND

Improvement in NYHA Class ≥1 at Week 30

condition 2

Patients with change from baseline in pVO2 ≥3.0 mL/kg/min

AND

No worsening in NYHA Class at Week 30

condition 2 subgroup

Patients with change from baseline in pVO2 ≥3.0 mL/kg/min

AND

Improvement in NYHA Class ≥1 at Week 30

 

Secondary endpoints: LVOT peak gradient, functional capacity and health status1

Observed:

  • Change from baseline to Week 30 in:
  • Post-exercise LVOT peak gradient
  • pVO2
  • Proportion of patients with improvement of ≥1 NYHA Class at Week 30

Patient-reported:

  • Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-23 Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-23 CSS)
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptom Questionnaire Shortness-of-Breath subscore (HCMSQ SoB)

 

LVOT=left ventricular outflow tract; NYHA=New York Heart Association; oHCM=obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; pVO2=peak oxygen consumption

 



PRIMARY COMPOSITE ENDPOINT

With CAMZYOS: Statistically significant improvement shown in symptoms and exercise capacity vs. placebo in patients with symptomatic oHCM1

CAMZYOS met the primary composite endpoint measured by change in symptoms (NYHA Class) and exercise capacity (pVO2) from baseline to Week 30.1
 
Percentage of patients achieving primary composite endpoint at Week 30.  With CAMZYOS 2x as many patients achieved the primary composite endpoint vs. placebo

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

NYHA=New York Heart Association; oHCM=obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; pVO2=peak oxygen consumption

 

Patients achieving the primary endpoint at Week 30.1

Patients achieving the primary endpoint at Week 30.

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

NYHA=New York Heart Association; pVO2=peak oxygen consumption

 



SECONDARY ENDPOINTS

Post-exercise LVOT peak gradient and pVO2: Statistically significant improvement observed with CAMZYOS vs. placebo at Week 301

 

Post-exercise LVOT peak gradient at Week 30 (mean change from baseline)

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

Peak VO2: Greater mean increase in pVO2 shown with CAMZYOS vs. placebo1

 

Post-exercise LVOT peak gradient at Week 30 (mean change from baseline)

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

LVOT=left ventricular outflow tract; pVO2=peak oxygen consumption

 



SECONDARY ENDPOINTS

NYHA Class: Statistically significantly more patients had improvement of ≥1 NYHA Class with CAMZYOS vs. placebo1

 

Percentage of patients whose NYHA Class improved by ≥1 (baseline to Week 30)

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

 

NYHA Class I achieved at Week 30:
With CAMZYOS, 50% of patients (61/123) achieved
NYHA Class I vs. 21% (27/128) placebo1

 

NYHA=New York Heart Association

 

 

NYHA Class: Status achieved at Week 301

 

For patients who were NYHA Class III at baseline.  With CAMZYOS: 80% downgraded one or more classes vs. 48% placebo (28/35 vs. 16/33). 25% reached NYHA Class I vs. 9% placebo (9/35 vs. 3/33)

50% of all patients on CAMZYOS reached NYHA
Class I, regardless of class at baseline vs. 21% placebo
(61/123 vs. 27/128)

 

NYHA=New York Heart Association

 



SECONDARY ENDPOINTS: PATIENT-REPORTED

KCCQ-23 CSS*: Statistically significantly greater improvement shown in patient-reported combined physical limitations and total symptom burden scores with CAMZYOS vs. placebo1

 

KCCQ-23 CSS: Mean change from baseline over time

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

 

table of results

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

KCCQ-23 CSS=Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-23 Clinical Summary Score; LS=least squares; oHCM=obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; SE=standard error
* The KCCQ-23 CSS is a validated patient-reported outcome in oHCM and is composed of the physical limitations and the total symptom burden scores of the KCCQ-23. The Clinical Summary Score (CSS) ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing better health status.

 

 

HCMSQ SoB*: Statistically significantly greater improvement shown in patient-reported frequency and severity of shortness of breath with CAMZYOS vs. placebo1

 

HCMSQ SoB domain: Mean change from baseline over time

Adapted from the Product Monograph.

 

table results

Adapted from the Product Monograph.


HCMSQ SoB=Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptom Questionnaire Shortness of Breath subscore; LS=least squares; oHCM=obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; SE=standard error

* The HCMSQ SoB domain score is a validated patient-reported outcome in oHCM and measures frequency and severity of shortness of breath. The HCMSQ Shortness of Breath (SoB) domain score ranges from 0 to 18, with lower scores representing less shortness of breath.

 



References: 1. CAMZYOS (mavacamten capsules) Product Monograph. Bristol Myers Squibb Canada, February 14, 2024. 2. Olivotto I, et al. Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2020;396:759-69.