San Diego-based Travere Therapeutics Inc. gained U.S. FDA accelerated approval for its dual endothelin angiotensin receptor antagonist, Filspari (sparsentan), to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary IgA nephropathy, or Berger’s disease.
Data from Chinook Therapeutics Inc. from an ongoing phase I/II trial with BION-1301 in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, and from Vera Therapeutics Inc. with atacicept, set Wall Street abuzz about chances for the two compounds relative to each other.
PERTH, Australia – Melbourne-based Dimerix Ltd.’s stock shot up nearly 20% on the news that its lead compound, DMX-200, met primary and secondary endpoints in a phase IIa trial in patients with rare kidney disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), according to top-line results.
