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MAVACAMTEN CAP,ORAL

Clinical Criteria Summary

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Exclusion Criteria

  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (e.g., per echocardiogram) < 55%
  • Concomitant strong CYP2C19 inhibitors
  • Concomitant moderate to strong CYP2C19 inducers or moderate to strong CYP3A4 inducers
  • Concomitant use with disopyramide or ranolazine

Inclusion Criteria

  • Care provided by a VA/VA Community Care cardiologist or locally designated expert in managing obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Diagnosis of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-III symptoms
  • Peak left ventricular outflow tract gradient at least 50 mm Hg at rest, after Valsalva maneuver, or post-exercise
  • Inadequate benefit from or unable to use a non-vasodilating beta-blocker
  • Inadequate benefit from or unable to use a non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
  • Patient and provider enrolled in the CAMZYOS REMS program

Additional Inclusion Criteria

  • For patients who can become pregnant: Pregnancy excluded prior to receiving mavacamten
  • For patients who can become pregnant: Counseling provided on potential risks vs. benefits of treatment and use of effective contraception during therapy and for 4 months after stopping treatment
  • For patients on weak-to-moderate CYP2C19 inhibitor or moderate-to-strong CYP3A4 inhibitor: Additional monitoring planned and/or mavacamten dose modified as appropriate per prescribing information

Clinical Notes & Management Considerations

  • Clinical trial inclusion criteria note unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy with maximal left ventricular wall thickness of ≥15 mm (or ≥13 mm if familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
  • If current treatment includes both a non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker and a beta-blocker, discontinue one agent before initiating mavacamten
  • Mavacamten may reduce the effectiveness of combined hormonal contraceptives; advise patients to use an alternative contraceptive method not affected by CYP450 enzyme induction or add nonhormonal contraception

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Indication & Patient Population

  • • Adults with symptomatic New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II-III obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) to improve functional capacity and symptoms.

Clinical & Diagnostic Criteria

  • • Diagnosis of obstructive HCM defined as unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy with maximal left ventricular wall thickness ≥15 mm (or ≥13 mm if familial HCM).
  • • Peak left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient ≥50 mm Hg at rest, after Valsalva maneuver, or post-exercise.
  • • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥55%.

Dosing & Titration Requirements

  • • Recommended starting dose is 5 mg once daily without regard to food.
  • • Initiation or up-titration is not recommended if LVEF <55%.
  • • Subsequent titration doses are 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, or 15 mg once daily.
  • • Dosing should be individualized to achieve a target reduction in LVOT to less than 30 mm Hg and a mavacamten plasma concentration between 350 to 700 ng/mL.

Monitoring & Assessment Requirements

  • • Echocardiogram assessments of LVEF are required prior to and during treatment.
  • • Monitor LVEF and Valsalva LVOT gradient at week 4, week 8, and week 12 to appropriately adjust dose.
  • • During maintenance therapy, adjust treatment dose every 12 weeks based on patient’s LVEF and Valsalva LVOT gradient.
  • • Assess patient’s clinical status prior to and regularly during treatment; adjust dose accordingly.
  • • Evaluate cardiac function if signs/symptoms of heart failure occur (e.g., new or worsening arrhythmia, dyspnea, chest pain, fatigue, palpitations, leg edema, or elevations in NT-proBNP).

Treatment Interruption & Discontinuation Criteria

  • • Treatment must be interrupted if LVEF is <50% at any visit.
  • • Treatment should be interrupted if the patient experiences heart failure symptoms or worsening clinical status.

Contraindications & Drug Interactions

  • • Contraindicated with moderate to strong CYP2C19 inhibitors or strong CYP3A4 inhibitors.
  • • Contraindicated with moderate to strong CYP2C19 inducers or moderate to strong CYP3A4 inducers.
  • • Avoid concomitant use with disopyramide, ranolazine, verapamil with beta-blockers, or diltiazem with beta-blockers.

REMS & Programmatic Requirements

  • • Use is restricted to the CAMZYOS REMS Program.
  • • Prescribers must be certified by enrolling in the program.
  • • Patients must enroll and comply with ongoing monitoring requirements.
  • • Pharmacies must be certified and only dispense to authorized patients.

Place in Therapy / Sequential Use

  • • Considered for symptomatic obstructive HCM when a non-vasodilating beta-blocker is ineffective or not tolerated, or after failure of a non-DHP CCB.
  • • For patients with persistent severe symptoms despite beta-blocker or non-DHP CCB therapy, addition of disopyramide or septal reduction therapy may be considered.

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