The recombinant fusion protein drug telitacicept from Remegen Co. Ltd. and Vor Bio Inc. has notched a phase III win in treating adults with IgA nephropathy. The clinical trial of the fusion protein hit the primary endpoint, reducing proteinuria, too much protein in patients’ urine, in stage A of the study in China.
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a complication of diabetes and a leading cause of end-stage renal disease globally, with a rate of about 40% in patients with diabetes and limited access to therapeutic options.
The recombinant fusion protein drug telitacicept from Remegen Co. Ltd. and Vor Bio Inc. has notched a phase III win in treating adults with IgA nephropathy. The clinical trial of the fusion protein hit the primary endpoint, reducing proteinuria, too much protein in patients’ urine, in stage A of the study in China.
Podium Bio Ltd. has described compounds acting as apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of chronic kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, HIV-associated nephropathy, microalbuminuria, renal disorders and lupus nephritis.
German researchers have cracked the decades-long mystery of why males are more susceptible to acute kidney injury than females, demonstrating that estrogen has a protective effect in females.
German researchers have cracked the decades-long mystery of why males are more susceptible to acute kidney injury than females, demonstrating that estrogen has a protective effect in females.
German researchers have cracked the decades-long mystery of why males are more susceptible to acute kidney injury than females, demonstrating that estrogen has a protective effect in females.
Astrazeneca AB has synthesized nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury and diabetic nephropathy.
Casi Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the U.S. FDA has cleared its IND application for CID-103, a monoclonal antibody targeting CD-38 for the prevention of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) of kidney allografts. The company plans to initiate a phase I study in adults with active and chronic active renal allograft AMR.
Purespring Therapeutics Ltd. has received the go-ahead for a phase I/II trial of its investigational gene therapy PS-002 from both the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Health Service Health Research Authority and Research Ethics Committee.
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