BUZZ-Cytokinetics rises after FDA approves co's drug for rare heart disease ** Shares of drugmaker Cytokinetics CYTK.O rise 2% to $63.93 premarket
** The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Cytokinetics' oral drug to treat a rare heart condition called obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
** The keenly watched drug, branded as Myqorzo, will compete with Bristol Myers' BMY.N Camzyos
** "We believe BMY's Camzyos will maintain first-in-class market share advantage vs. CYTK's Myqorzo in oHCM," said Guggenheim Partners analyst Seamus Fernandez
** As of last close, CYTK stock was up 33.3% YTD
(Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan)
((Padmanabhan.Ananthan@thomsonreuters.com))
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